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The Velizh affair : blood libel in a Russian town / Eugene M. Avrutin

Avrutin, Eugene M.,i1974- [Verfasser]

New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2018

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 225 Seiten) : Illustrationen, Karten

Literaturverzeichnis Seite 197-212

978-0-19-064053-8 ; 978-0-19-064054-5 ; 978-0-19-064052-1

 

The Velizh case was the longest ritual murder investigation in the modern world. Drawing on newly discovered trial records, historian Eugene M. Avrutin looks beyond antisemitism as the single most important factor in understanding ritual murder accusations, and in the process, provides an intimate glimpse of small-town life in eastern Europe.