The European Jews, Patriotism and the Liberal State 1789-1939: A Study of Literature and Social Psychology

ISBN-13: 9780415540131 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 348 str.

David Aberbach

Opis

This text uses historical, sociological, social-psychological, theological, and especially literary insights to depict various forms of European Jewish patriotism. It combines scrutiny of socio-historical and religious forces with more recent factors deriving from the rise of secular enlightenment and nationalism.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.