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) |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Violence, Memory, and History; 1 Antisemitism and Racism in Britain: Assessing the Reaction to and the Legacy of Kristallnacht; 2 "One Country Alone Says Nothing": French Press Reactions to "La Nuit de Cristal"; 3 "An Accident in the Way of the Franco-German Policy of Appeasement": Kristallnacht in France, 1938; 4 Between "Just Punishment" and "Unthinkable Fascist Crimes": Reactions to Kristallnacht in Civil War Spain; 5 Uneven Perceptions: Kristallnacht in the Yiddish- and French-Language Press of Montréal
- 6 Hitler's Assault on Civilization: Antisemitism and English Canada's Response to Kristallnacht7 "No Repercussions Down Under"? Australian Responses to Kristallnacht; 8 The Historiography of the Kristallnacht; Contributors; Index