Antisemitism and Xenophobia in Germany After Unification

Klappentext Since unification, Germany has experienced profound changes, including the reawakening of xenophobic hate crime, anti-Semitic incidents, and racist violence. This book presents the most recent research conducted by a team of American and German experts in political science, sociology, mass communication, and history. They analyze the degree of antisemitism, xenophobia, remembrance, and Holocaust knowledge in German public opinion; the groups and organizations that propagate prejudice and hate; and the German, American, and Jewish perceptions of, and reactions to, these phenomena. Zusammenfassung Since unification! Germany has undergone profound changes! including the reawakening of xenophobic hate crime! anti-Semitic incidents! and racist violence. This book will present the most recent findings on German public opinion! private attitudes! official policies! and right wing political developments. It will examine the dimensions! sources of! and remedies to anti-Semitism and xenophobia.

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• Authors: Hermann (Fellow At the German Marshall Fu Kurthen, Hermann Etc. Bergmann Kurthen
• Assisted by: Werner Bergmann (Editor), Werner (Assistant Professor at the Zentrum fur Antisemitismusforchung Bergmann (Editor), Bergmann Werner (Editor), Rainer Erb (Editor), Rainer (Lecturer at the Moses Mendelssohn Center Erb (Editor), Erb Rainer (Editor), Hermann Kurthen (Editor), Hermann (Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and Visiting Scholar at the Department of Sociology Kurthen (Editor), Kurthen Hermann (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.1997
• EAN: 9780195104851
• ISBN: 978-0-19-510485-1
• No. of pages: 334
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, Germany, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Jewish, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, Fascism & Nazism, Social, group or collective psychology, Social discrimination & inequality, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Far-right political ideologies and movements, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General