Sites of European Antisemitism in the Age of Mass Politics, 1880–1918

Robert Nemes, Daniel Unowsky, Robert Nemes, Daniel Unowsky

• Editorial: Brandeis University Press
• Año: 2014
• ISBN:
  9781611685831
• Categoría: Ciencias sociales
• Categoría: Sociología

This innovative collection of essays on the upsurge of antisemitism across Europe in the decades around 1900 shifts the focus away from intellectuals and well-known incidents to less-familiar events, actors, and locations, including smaller towns and villages. This "from below" perspective offers a new look at a much-studied phenomenon: essays link provincial violence and antisemitic politics with regional, state, and even transnational trends. Featuring a diverse array of geographies that include Great Britain, France, Austria-Hungary, Romania, Italy, Greece, and the Russian Empire, the book demonstrates the complex interplay of many factors—economic, religious, political, and personal—that led people to attack their Jewish neighbors.