Enemies for a day : Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish violence in Lithuania under the Tsars / Darius Staliūnas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Staliūnas, Darius, author.

Series:

Historical studies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia ; v. 3.

Historical studies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia ; volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antisemitism--Lithuania--History--19th century.

Antisemitism.

Jews--Lithuania--History--19th century.

Jews.

History.

Lithuania--Ethnic relations.

Lithuania.

Ethnic relations.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 284 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2015.

Summary:

This book explores anti-Jewish violence in Russian-ruled Lithuania. It begins by illustrating how widespread anti-Jewish feelings were among the Christian population in 19 th century, focusing on blood libel accusations as well as describing the role of modern antisemitism. Secondly, it tries to identify the structural preconditions as well as specific triggers that turned anti-Jewish feelings into collective violence and analyzes the nature of this violence. Lastly, pogroms in Lithuania are compared to anti-Jewish violence in other regions of the Russian Empire and East Galicia.

Contents:

The blood libel in nineteenth-century Lithuania

Antisemitism in Lithuania

Lithuania during the "storms in the South" (early 1880s)

How insulted religious feelings turned into pogroms: Lithuania in 1900

Antisemitic tensions and pogroms in late imperial period

Comparative perspective.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789633860724

9633860725

9789633860977

9633860970

OCLC:

884440297