{"product_id":"germans-jews-and-antisemites-trials-in-emancipation-hardback-9780521846882","title":"Germans, Jews, and Antisemites; Trials in Emancipation (Hardback) 9780521846882","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGermans, Jews, and Antisemites\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTrials in Emancipation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book explains why the ferocity of the Nazi attack upon the Jews took many by surprise.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eShulamit Volkov (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521846882, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 July 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e326 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.7 x 2.2 cm, 0.563 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Shulamit Volkov has produced more instructive pieces on the history of the German Jews than virtually any other historian. … her most recent book … deserves particular attention.' German Historical Institute London Bulletin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe ferocity of the Nazi attack upon the Jews took many by surprise. Volkov argues that a new look at both the nature of antisemitism and at the complexity of modern Jewish life in Germany is required in order to provide an explanation. While antisemitism had a number of functions in pre-Nazi German society, it most particularly served as a cultural code, a sign of belonging to a particular political and cultural milieu. Surprisingly, it only had a limited effect on the lives of the Jews themselves. By the end of the nineteenth century, their integration was well advanced. Many of them enjoyed prosperity, prestige, and the pleasures of metropolitan life. This book stresses the dialectical nature of assimilation, the lead of the Jews in the processes of modernization, and, finally, their continuous efforts to 'invent' a modern Judaism that would fit their new social and cultural position.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Interpreting the Danger-Signs: 1. Views from East and West\u003cbr\u003e 2. On self-hatred and self-criticism\u003cbr\u003e 3. Past shadows, present needs\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Antisemitism as a Cultural Code: 4. Antisemitism Old and New\u003cbr\u003e 5. Functions and meaning\u003cbr\u003e 6. Norms and codes: two case studies\u003cbr\u003e 7. Comparing Germany with the French Republic\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Jewish Project of Modernity: 8. On minorities in the nation state\u003cbr\u003e 9. Climbing up the social ladder\u003cbr\u003e 10. Paradoxes of becoming alike\u003cbr\u003e 11. Jewish success in science\u003cbr\u003e 12. On the ambivalence of Bildung\u003cbr\u003e 13. Forces of dissimilation\u003cbr\u003e 14. Inventing tradition.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Jewish studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Jewish studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Jewish%20studies%20%5BJFSR1%5D%22\"\u003eJFSR1\u003c\/a\u003e], Second World War [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Second World War\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Second%20World%20War%20%5BHBWQ%5D%22\"\u003eHBWQ\u003c\/a\u003e], The Holocaust [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The Holocaust\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20Holocaust%20%5BHBTZ1%5D%22\"\u003eHBTZ1\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913193349400,"sku":"9780521846882","price":35.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521609593_b9ea60d9-3ec6-41fd-955f-e70b4ac7ad13.jpg?v=1691368770","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/germans-jews-and-antisemites-trials-in-emancipation-hardback-9780521846882","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}