Thunder Cross : fascist antisemitism in twentieth-century Latvia / Paula Antonella Oppermann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oppermann, Paula, Author.

Series:

George L. Mosse series in the history of European culture, sexuality, and ideas http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/bba15c0c-ddfe-8d76-cc42-09a03af986b2

George L. Mosse series in the history of European culture, sexuality, and ideas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pērkonkrusts (Organization).

Fascism--Latvia.

Fascism.

Latvia--Politics and government--1918-1940.

Latvia.

Latvia--Politics and government--1940-1991.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : University of Wisconsin Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Founded in 1932, Thunder Cross (Pērkonkrusts) was the largest and most prominent right-wing political party in Latvia in the early twentieth century. Its motto—“Latvia for Latvians!”—echoed the ultranationalist rhetoric of similar movements throughout Europe at the time. Unlike the Nazis in Germany or the Fascists in Italy, however, Thunder Cross never succeeded in seizing power. Nevertheless, Holocaust historian Paula A. Oppermann argues, its movement left an indelible mark on the country. The antisemitism at the core of Thunder Cross’s ideology remained a driving force for Latvian fascists throughout the twentieth century, persisting despite shifting historical and political contexts. Thunder Cross is the most comprehensive study of Latvia’s fascist movement in English to date, and the only work that investigates the often neglected continuities of fascist antisemitism after World War II. Formulated as an empirical case study, this book draws on international and interdisciplinary secondary literature and sources in seven languages to broaden our understanding of fascism, antisemitism, and mass violence from Germany and Italy to the larger European context."-- From JSTOR.

Contents:

Roots of völkisch antisemitism in Latvia

Fascists in full swing

Fascists under pressure

Opponents and supporters

International fascism—a “logical consequence”

World War II and the postwar period.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed April 15, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Oppermann, Paula. Thunder Cross.

ISBN:

9780299353131

0299353133

OCLC:

1540953199

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license