Happy New Year! Get 10% off all books on our website throughout January! Discount will be applied automatically at checkout.

On Antisemitism

A Word in History

Mark Mazower author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Publishing:22nd Sep '26

£11.69 was £12.99

This title is due to be published on 22nd September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

This paperback is available in another edition too:

  • Hardback£22.50was £25.00(9780241722909)
On Antisemitism cover

This non-fiction paperback, "On Antisemitism" from Mark Mazower, is due to be published 22nd September 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd.

A rigorous account... Mazower’s meticulous deep dive reveals how ideological war is waged on the semantic level. The result is an elegant and illuminating glimpse of how politics shapes language itself * Publisher's Weekly *

Clear, comprehensive and nuanced... A book that can contribute to honest discussions that are
desperately needed in a new age of racism, war and genocide... this book is a welcome attempt to offer some clarity

-- Dr Brian Hanley * Irish Times *
An immense contribution... In tracing the evolving meaning of ‘antisemitism,’ [Mazower] demonstrates persuasively how we might turn it from a weapon back into a word... Rigorous and lucid -- Lily Meyer * The New Republic *
Mazower’s book contains many distinctions – subtle twists of the lens that bring different shades of personal and ideological animus into focus... For Mazower to provide any respite of clarity on a topic befogged in rage and confusion is achievement enough -- Rafael Behr * The Guardian *
One of the many virtues of Mazower’s excellent and timely book is his effort to restore historical context to a word that has become a generic term of condemnation... In this lucid survey, Mazower shows that the history of anti-Jewish sentiment is a story of varied accusations, hatreds, and fears—as entangled with the rise of modernity as it is with our present politics -- The Best Books of 2025 So Far * New Yorker *
Excellent and timely -- Ian Buruma * The New Yorker *
An illuminating new book... On Antisemitism does not seek to define the concept but more usefully tracks how its meaning has changed over time -- Kenan Malik * The Observer *

ISBN: 9781802067538

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 35mm

Weight: 500g

352 pages