Sensationalizing the Jewish Question : Anti-Semitic Trials and the Press in the Early German Empire / Barnet P. Hartson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartston, Barnet P. (Barnet Peretz), 1969- author.

Series:

Studies in Central European histories ; Volume 39.

Studies in Central European Histories Series ; Volume 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antisemitism--Germany--History--19th century.

Antisemitism.

Jews--Germany--History--1800-1933.

Jews.

Germany--History--1871-1918.

Germany.

Germany--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2005]

Summary:

This book examines a number of sensational trials involving anti-Semitism in early Imperial Germany. Press coverage of these court cases helped to spur public debates about the nature of Judaism and the role and influence of Jews in German society.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter One An Empire Transformed: Politics, Anti-Semitism, and the Law in the Time of Bismarck

Chapter Two Fighting Words: Libel Trials, Jews, and the Cult of Honor

Chapter Three Arson in Neustettin: The Limits of Anti-Jewish Violence in the New Reich

Chapter Four Ritual Murder Trials: Ancient Prejudice and Modern Propaganda

Chapter Five A Matter of Debate: Scholars and Pseudo-Scholars Testify on the Nature of Judaism

Chapter Six The New Demagogues: Hermann Ahlwardt and the Rise of Fanatical Anti-Semitism

Conclusion

Appendix: An Overview of the German Press in the Bismarckzeit

Bibliography

Index

Studies in Central European Histories.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789047415794

9047415795

OCLC:

1289373236