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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452867003321

Autore

Aberbach David <1953-, >

Titolo

The European Jews, patriotism and the liberal state, 1789-1939 : a study of literature and social psychology / / David Aberbach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-07920-5

1-283-87139-4

1-136-15896-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (383 p.)

Collana

Routledge Jewish studies series

Disciplina

305.892/40409034

Soggetti

Jews - Europe - History - 18th century

Jews - Europe - History - 19th century

Jews - Europe - History - 20th century

Patriotism - Europe

Nationalism - Europe

Jewish nationalism

Jews - Identity - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Between hope and terror: the European Jews, 1789-1939 -- Patriotism and its limits in Germany -- Jewish patriotism in Austria-Hungary -- Patriotism and East European Jews -- Jewish emancipation, patriotism, and anti-Semitism -- From patriotism to militant Zionism: European Jewish army service, 1789-1939 -- Zionist patriotism and anti-Semitism, 1897-1942 -- Literary warnings of the Holocaust -- Love unrequited: the failure of Jewish emancipation, 1789-1939 -- Historical roots of European anti-Semitism and jewish patriotism.

Sommario/riassunto

The fragility of the liberal democratic state after 1789 is illustrated in the history of the European Jews from the French Revolution to the Holocaust. Emancipation and hope of emancipation amongst the European Jewish population created a plethora of Jewish identities and forms of patriotism. This book takes the original approach of studying



European Jewish patriotism as a whole, with particular attention given to creative literature. Despite their growing awareness of racial, genocidal hatred, most European Jews between 1789 and 1939 tended to be patriotic toward the countries of t