Antisemitism in Galicia - Agitation, Politics, Violence Against Jews in Late Habsburg Monarchy

In the last third of the nineteenth century, the discourse on the "Jewish question" in the Habsburg crownlands of Galicia changed fundamentally, as clerical and populist politicians emerged to denounce the Jewish assimilation and citizenship. This pioneering study investigates the interaction of agitation, violence, and politics against Jews on the periphery of the Danube monarchy. In its comprehensive analysis of the functions and limitations of propaganda, rumors, and mass media, it shows just how significant antisemitism was to the politics of coexistence among Christians and Jews on the eve of the Great War.

About the author

Tim Buchen is the BKM Junior Professor for Social and Economic Networks of Germans in Eastern Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries at Technische Universität Dresden.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Buchen
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.12.2023
• EAN: 9781805391395
• ISBN: 978-1-80539-139-5
• No. of pages: 326
• Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, Poland, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Poland, c 1500 onwards to present day, Jewish Studies, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, History: 18th/19th Century; Jewish Studies