Of Fear and Strangers: A History of Xenophobia
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Anisfield-Wolf Book Award – Nonfiction | 2022 | Winner |
About This Book
A sweeping intellectual history of xenophobia—fear and hatred of the stranger—from ancient philosophy through the Enlightenment, the age of empire, the Holocaust, and the contemporary resurgence of nationalist hostility to immigrants and outsiders. Jeremy Dauber argues that understanding xenophobia's deep roots is essential to resisting it. Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Nonfiction.
About the Author
Jeremy Dauber is an American academic and author, a professor of Yiddish language, literature, and culture at Columbia University and one of the leading scholars of Jewish humor and American Jewish literary history. He received his degrees from Harvard University and Oxford University. Dauber's books include Antonio's Devils: Writers of the Jewish Enlightenment and the Birth of Modern Hebrew and Yiddish Literature (2004), Jewish Comedy: A Serious History (2017), and American Comics: A History (2021). Read more →
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