Anti-Semite and Jew: An Exploration of the Etiology of Hate

About a half or so of the book is incredible, the other half of the content is rather bizarre... it's clear he dashed it off, but for a dash-off it's impressive. He talks about "Jews" as if he knows ... but... nevertheless, his theoretical insights into the assignation of otherness and the psychological binds thereby caused are still relevant today and serve as a framework for race studies.

"If the Jew did not exist, the Anti-Semite would have to create him."This is a pretty insightful book on hate, and the seeds of Sartre's philosophy on identity find soil here. A lot of people know that being Anti-Semetic is foolish, but Sartre illustrates pretty well why it's foolish on a lot of different dimensions in respect to the concept of identity. In my opinion it also gives the reader some insight into the history of Anti-Semiticism.

For school, pretty interesting

I would say yes, but I don't pretend to be an expert in Sartre, although I've read a fair amount of philosophy. This work is a lot more about Sartre's developing understanding of Marxism than it is about the roots of anti-semitism. Outside of the rather obvious insight that a class of largely under-educated, under-paid Christian laborers have consistently needed a group to feel superior to and that they have chosen the Jews to occupy this unfortunate position, this book does not do much more to contribute to our understanding of this challenging question.

Sartre's work is still a classic. His insights are provocative and pointed. I am especially impressed by his comments on what is now called universal human rights. Sartre is concerned that in stressing our common humanness we forget that there are important difference that should not be ignored.

An excellent examination of anti-Semitism written by one of the great thinkers of the 20th century and published just after the end of WW II.

great book definitely a must read was recomended by my philosophy professor and i must say it was really good

Yes an informed study With great depth.

Really interesting contribution