Anti-semitism before the Holocaust / Albert Lindemann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindemann, Albert S.

Series:

Seminar studies in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antisemitism--History.

Antisemitism.

History.

Local Subjects:

Antisemitism--History.

Physical Description:

xx, 144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Other Title:

Antisemitism before the Holocaust

Place of Publication:

Harlow, England ; New York : Longman, 2000.

Summary:

*JN279-3, 0-582-36964-9, Lindemann, Albert, Anti-Semitism Before the Holocaust*? An important new study on a complex and highly controversial topic, anti-Semitism over the past three thousand years, from ancient times right through to the twentieth century inter-war period and the Nazi Holocaust. Books in this Seminar Studies in History series bridge the gap between textbook and specialist survey and consists of a brief "Introduction" and/or "Background" to the subject, valuable in bringing the reader up-to-speed on the area being examined, followed by a substantial and authoritative section of "Analysis" focusing on the main themes and issues. There is a succinct "Assessment" of the subject, a generous selection of "Documents" and a detailed bibliography. Examines all countries where anti-Semitism manifested itself including Russia, the US, Poland, England, Germany, South Africa and Holland. those interested in Jewish History or the study of anti-Semitism.

Contents:

Introduction: Themes, Goals, Problems 1

Understanding Anti-Semitism - Is It Possible? 1

Eternal Anti-Semitism and 'Blaming the Jews' 4

Jewish and non-Jewish Perspectives 7

Defining Anti-Semitism 8

1. Ancient and Medieval Jew-Hatred 13

Jew and non-Jew: Biblical and Ancient Images of Enemies and Victims 13

The Uniqueness of Christian Jew-hatred 23

The End of the Medieval World 30

2. The Coming of Modern Times 32

The Enlightenment and the Growth of Tolerance 32

The French Revolution and the Jews 36

The Growing Differences of the Jews of Eastern and Western Europe 40

Race and 'Scientific' Racism in Nineteenth-century Europe 43

3. Modern Racial-Political Anti-Semitism 51

The Great Depression and the Rise of the Jews 51

Tsarist Russia and the Dilemmas of Modernization 54

The Rise of Germany and Germany's 'Special' Anti-Semitism 57

Wilhelm Marr, the 'Patriarch of Anti-Semitism' 59

'Respectable' Anti-Semitism 61

The Berlin Movement, Anti-Semites' Petition, 'Peasant King' 63

The Belle Epoque: 1890-1914 65

Karl Lueger and 'Insincere' Anti-Semitism 70

Nazism in the Making? 72

4. War, Revolution, Fascism, 1914-33 75

The Impact of War and Revolution 75

The Jew as Shirker and War Profiteer 77

The Jew as Subversive 79

Visions of Jewish Power 83

The Appearance of Fascism 85

The 'Sweet Exiles' 91

Documents 104.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [131]-138) and index.

ISBN:

0582369649

OCLC:

42462737