Antisemitism and Xenophobia in Germany after Unification

by Hermann Kurthen (Editor), Werner Bergmann (Editor), Rainer Erb (Editor)

Overview

Since unification, Germany has experienced profound changes, including the reawakening of xenophobic hate crime, anti-Semitic incidents, and racist violence. This book presents the most recent research conducted by a team of American and German experts in political science, sociology, mass communication, and history. They analyze the degree of antisemitism, xenophobia, remembrance, and Holocaust knowledge in German public opinion; the groups and organizations that propagate prejudice and hate; and the German, American, and Jewish perceptions of, and reactions to, these phenomena.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195355734
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/29/1997
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

SUNY Stony Brook

Technische Universitat, Berlin

University of Potsdam

Editorial Reviews

German and North American scholars offer a collection of 13 studies that explore empirical facts and findings regarding bias against Jews and foreigners since Germany's reunification in 1989, the roots and motives of groups and organizations that propagate such views, the national and international perspectives and reactions, and a range of possible remedies. A selected chronology is included of antisemitic and extreme right-wing events during and after unification up to 1994. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

"Antisemitism and Xenphobia in Germany After Unification is a valuable addition to the literature and can be recommended to scholars with a general interest in German politics after unification, as well as an accessible introductory text for graduate as well as undergraduate courses. Particularly for those not familiar with the vast German-language literature on the extreme right, it brings together a broad range of research results and offers a treasure of factual information."—American Journal of Sociology

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