ISBN:
9780415540131
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (383 p)
Serie:
Routledge Jewish Studies Series
Serie:
Routledge Jewish Studies Ser.
Paralleltitel:
Print version The European Jews, Patriotism and the Liberal State 1789-1939 : A Study of Literature and Social Psychology
DDC:
305.892/40409034
Schlagwort(e):
Patriotism - Europe
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Kurzfassung:
The fragility of the liberal democratic state after 1789 is illustrated in the history of the European Jews from the French Revolution to the Holocaust. Emancipation and hope of emancipation amongst the European Jewish population created a plethora of Jewish identities and forms of patriotism. This book takes the original approach of studying European Jewish patriotism as a whole, with particular attention given to creative literature. Despite their growing awareness of racial, genocidal hatred, most European Jews between 1789 and 1939 tended to be patriotic toward the countries of their citiz
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Cover; The European Jews, Patriotism and the Liberal State 1789-1939; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Between hope and terror: the European Jews, 1789-1939; 2 Patriotism and its limits in Germany; 3 Jewish patriotism in Austria-Hungary; 4 Patriotism and East European Jews; 5 Jewish emancipation, patriotism and anti-Semitism; 6 From patriotism to militant Zionism: European Jewish army service, 1789-1939; 7 Zionist patriotism and anti-Semitism, 1897-1942; 8 Literary warnings of the Holocaust
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
9 Love unrequited: the failure of Jewish emancipation, 1789-193910 Ancient roots of European anti-Semitism and Jewish patriotism; Conclusion; In memoriam: Moshe Aberbach (1924-2007); Notes; Bibliography; Index;
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record
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