The Anti-semitic Moment - A Tour of France in 1898

Klappentext In 1898! the Dreyfus Affair plunged French society into a yearlong frenzy. In Paris and provincial villages throughout the country! angry crowds paraded through the streets! threatening to attack Jews and destroy Jewish-owned businesses. Anger about the imagined power of Jewish capital! as well as fears of treason and racial degeneration! made anti-Semitism a convenient banner behind which social and political factions could fall in line. Anti-Semitic feelings that had been simmering in France for decades came boiling to the surface. Here Pierre Birnbaum guides readers on a tour of France during this crisis. He shows that in the midst of violence! Jewish citizens bravely and effectively defended themselves and were aided by a police force determined to maintain order. Birnbaum paints a vivid portrait of French Jewish culture at the time and explains why the French state remained strong in this time of widespread unrest. Zusammenfassung In 1898! the Dreyfus Affair plunged French society into a yearlong frenzy. In Paris and provincial villages throughout the country! angry crowds paraded through the streets! attacking Jews and destroying Jewish-owned businesses. The author guides readers on a tour of France during this tumultuous crisis.

Product details

• Authors: Pierre Birnbaum, Pierre/ Todd Birnbaum, Birnbaum Pierre
• Assisted by: Jane Marie Todd (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.03.2011
• EAN: 9780226052069
• ISBN: 978-0-226-05206-9
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 229 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Jewish, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Jewish Studies, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities