Violence, memory, and history : Western perceptions of Kristallnacht
This edited collection delves into the horrors of November 1938 and to what degree they portended the Holocaust, demonstrating the varied reactions of Western audiences to news about the pogrom against the Jews. A pattern of stubborn governmental refusal to help German Jews to any large degree emerg...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Hoboken : Taylor and Francis,
2014
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Routledge studies in modern European history
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Routledge studies in modern European history |
| Schlagworte: | Kristallnacht, 1938 Jews Public opinion Antisemitism Press and politics Collective memory |
| Umfang: | Online-Ressource (184 p) |
| Zusammenfassung: | This edited collection delves into the horrors of November 1938 and to what degree they portended the Holocaust, demonstrating the varied reactions of Western audiences to news about the pogrom against the Jews. A pattern of stubborn governmental refusal to help German Jews to any large degree emerges throughout the book. Much of this was in response to uncertain domestic economic conditions and underlying racist attitudes towards Jews. Contrasting this was the outrage expressed by ordinary people around the world who condemned the German violence and challenged the policy of Appeasement being |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Beschreibung: | Online-Ressource (184 p) |
| ISBN: | 9781134757770 1134757778 9780415716321 0415716322 |