The entire Jewish population has been equated to a statistical error in the Chinese census. Yet Jews have often been viewed as playing a disproportionate role in world history and culture. Drawing from history, religion, philosophy, and social science, Garfinkle (editor, The American Interest) offers insights into anti-Semitic, philo-Semitic, Jewish chauvinist, and self-hating versions of 'Jewcentricity.' From the chosen people concept to the U.S. Israel lobby, he maintains that strategies that have helped the Jewish people survive are often wielded against them by conspiracy theorists and others. Annotation 2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
