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How did the levels of anti-Semitism in the 1930s compare to those of earlier decades? Did anti-Semitism vary in content and intensity across societies? In other words, were Germans more anti-Semitic than their European neighbors, and, if so, why? How does anti-Semitism differ from other forms of religious, racial, and ethnic prejudice? William I. Brustein offers the first truly systematic comparative and empirical examination of anti-Semitism within Europe before the Holocaust. Brustein proposes that European anti-Semitism flowed from religious, racial, economic, and political roots, which became enflamed by economic distress, rising Jewish immigration, and socialist success. To support his arguments, Brustein draws upon a careful and extensive examination of the annual volumes of the American Jewish Year Books and more than 40 years of newspaper reportage from Europe's major dailies. The findings of this informative book offer a fresh perspective on the roots of society's longest hatred.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139780521774789
eBay Product ID (ePID)88382227
Product Key Features
Number of Pages402 Pages
Publication NameRoots of Hate: Anti-Semitism in Europe before the Holocaust
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPopular Philosophy, History
Publication Year2003
TypeStudy Guide
Subject AreaRegional History, Social Organisations
AuthorWilliam I. Brustein
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight590 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorWilliam I. Brustein