Social discredit : anti-Semitism, Social Credit, and the Jewish response / Janine Stingel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stingel, Janine, 1966-

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series two ; 6.

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series two ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alberta Social Credit League.

Canadian Jewish Congress--History.

Canadian Jewish Congress.

Antisemitism--Alberta--History--20th century.

Antisemitism.

Jews--Alberta--Politics and government.

Jews.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 280 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By examining Social Credit's anti-Semitic propaganda and the reaction of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Stingel details their mutual antagonism and explores why Congress was unable to stop Social Credit's blatant defamation. She argues that Congress's ineffective response was part of a broader problem in which passivity and a belief in "quiet diplomacy" undermined many of its efforts to combat intolerance. Stingel shows that both Social Credit and Congress changed considerably in the post-war period, as Social Credit abandoned its anti-Semitic trappings and Congress gradually adopted an assertive and pugnacious public relations philosophy that made it a champion of human rights in Canada. Social Discredit offers a fresh perspective on both the Social Credit movement and the Canadian Jewish Congress, substantively revising Social Credit historiography and providing a valuable addition to Canadian Jewish studies.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables

Preface and Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

Social Credit and the Canadian Jewish Congress

Early Confrontations

Denials and Duplicity

A Worsening Climate

“Hamlet without the Ghost”

A Period of Watchful Waiting

Conclusion

Social Credit Career Sketches

Canadian Jewish Congress Career Sketches

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-270) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85840-8

9786612858406

0-7735-6819-0

OCLC:

929121488