This book is the first scientific study of present-day French anti-Semitism. As from the beginning of the 21st century France has been witness to a renewal of anti-Semitism which owes as much to internal developments in French society as to global factors and in particular to the conflict in the Middle East.

Michel Wieviorka, Professor at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, and President of the International Sociological Association. He has published in particular on racism (The Arena of Racism, 1995) and on terrorism (The Making of Terrorism, 2003).