The Socialist Response to Antisemitism in Imperial Germany
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 19, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780521875523
Subjects: European history: c 1500 to c 1750; Jewish studies; Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies; History; History - General History; History: World; Discrimination & Racism; Europe - Germany; Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism; History / Europe / General; Europe - General; Germany; Socialism and antisemitism
Description: In Imperial Germany (1871-1918), most Socialists felt that the antisemites had a point but took matters too far. In fact, Social Democratic objections to the antisemitic movement often did not hinge on its anti-Jewish orientation at all. Even when they did, the Socialists' arguments generally acknowledged widespread anti-Jewish stereotypes rather than questioning them. By focusing on the many notions that antisemites and anti-antisemites in fact shared, and by introducing a range of new sources, this book presents a radical reinterpretation of the Socialist response to antisemitism in Imperial Germany.