ISBN:
0521609593
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0521846889
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9780511241697
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9781280567735
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9780521609593
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9780521846882
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 311 p)
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23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Jelavich, Peter Anti-Semitism in Imperial Germany: Cultural Code or Pervasive Prejudice? 2009
Uniform Title:
Ba-maʿagal ha-mekhushaf. 〈engl.〉
Parallel Title:
Print version Germans, Jews, and Antisemites : Trials in Emancipation
DDC:
305.892/4043/09
Keywords:
Jews Cultural assimilation
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Jews Social conditions 20th century
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Jews History 1933-1945
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Antisemitism History 20th century
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Jews Identity
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Germany Ethnic relations
Abstract:
History of the Jews in modern Germany is usually told as the tale of outstanding individuals, completely immersed in German society and disproportionately contributing to its culture. This book focuses on the story of 'ordinary' German Jews, concerned with being like other Germans, and with upward social climbing and achievements
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Prologue: My Father Leaves His German Homeland; 1 Views from East and West; 2 Excursus on Self-Hatred and Self-Criticism; 3 Past Shadows, Present Needs; 4 Antisemitism Old and New; 5 Functions and Meaning; 6 Norms and Codes: Two Case Studies; 7 Comparing Germany with the French Republic; 8 Excursus on Minorities in the Nation-State; 9 Climbing Up the Social Ladder; 10 Paradoxes of Becoming Alike; 11 The Case of Jews in Science; 12 The Ambivalence of Bildung ; 13 Forces of Dissimilation; 14 Inventing Tradition
Description / Table of Contents:
Epilogue: Closing the CircleIndex
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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