1st Edition
The European Jews, Patriotism and the Liberal State 1789-1939 A Study of Literature and Social Psychology
By David Aberbach
Copyright 2013
384 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Preface 1. Between Hope and Terror: The European Jews, 1789-1939 2. Patriotism and its Limits in Germany 3. Jewish Patriotism in Austria-Hungary 4. Patriotism and East European Jews 5. Jewish Emancipation, Patriotism and anti-Semitism 6. From Patriotism to Militant Zionism: European Jewish Army Service 1789-1939 7. Zionist Patriotism and anti-Semitism, 1897-1942 8. Literary Warnings of the Holocaust 9. Love unrequited: the failure of Jewish emancipation 1789-1939 10. Historical Roots of European Anti-Semitism and Jewish Patriotism Conclusion
Biography
Professor David Aberbach teaches in the Jewish Studies department at McGill University, Montreal. He has published twelve books including Jewish Cultural Nationalism (Routledge, 2010) and Imperialism and Biblical Prophecy (Routledge, 2011). His research interests focus on the relationship between literature and the social sciences.
