| From Prejudice to Persecution: A History of Austrian Anti-Semitism Contributor(s): Pauley, Bruce F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807847135 ISBN-13: 9780807847138 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1998 Annotation: A history of Austrian anti-Semitism--and the Jewish responses to it--since the Middle Ages, with particular focus on the 1914-1938 period. This study identifies many sources and varieties of the anti-Semitism that has pervaded Austria. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Austria & Hungary - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 305.892 |
| LCCN: 91050249 |
| Lexile Measure: 1580 |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.18" W x 9.26" (1.54 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1930's - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: According to Simon Wiesenthal, nearly half of the crimes associated with the Holocaust were committed by Austrians, who comprised just 8.5 percent of the population of Hitler's Greater German Reich. Bruce Pauley's book explains this phenomenon by providing a history of Austrian anti-Semitism and Jewish responses to it from the Middle Ages to the present, with a particular focus on the period from 1914 to 1938. In contrast to works that view anti-Semitism as an inherent national characteristic, his account identifies many sources and varieties of the anti-Semitic sentiment that pervaded Austrian society on the eve of the Holocaust. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pauley, Bruce F.: - Bruce F. Pauley, professor of history at the University of Central Florida, is author of several books, including Hitler and the Forgotten Nazis: A History of Austrian National Socialism. In 1996, he was named a distinguished alumnus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. |
