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Jews, Turks, and other strangers : the roots of prejudice in modern Germany / Jerome S. Legge, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Legge, Jerome S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Antisemitism--Germany.
- Antisemitism.
- Germany.
- Turks--Germany--Social conditions.
- Turks.
- Social conditions.
- Minorities--Germany.
- Minorities.
- Xenophobia--Germany.
- Xenophobia.
- Fascism--Germany.
- Fascism.
- Germany--Ethnic relations.
- Ethnic relations.
- Germany--Social conditions--1990-.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- Scholarly, objective, insightful, and analytical, "Jews, Turks, and Other Strangers" studies the causes of prejudice against Jews, foreign workers, refugees, and emigrant Germans in contemporary Germany. Using survey material and quantitative analyses, Legge convincingly challenges the notion that German xenophobia is rooted in economic causes. Instead, he sees a more complex foundation for German prejudice, particularly in a reunified Germany where perceptions of the "other" sometimes vary widely between east and west, a product of a traditional racism rooted in the German past. By clarifying the foundations of xenophobia in a new German state, Legge offers a clear and disturbing picture of a conflicted country and a prejudice that not only affects Jews but also fuels a larger, anti-foreign sentiment.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0299184005
- 0299184048
- OCLC:
- 50155802
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