The Jew Accused: Three Anti-Semitic Affairs (Dreyfus, Beilis, Frank) 1894-1915

ISBN-13: 9780521403023 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 320 str.

Albert S. Lindemann

Opis

Three Jews, Dreyfus, Beilis and Frank, were charged with heinous crimes in the generation before World War I. The events that developed out of their trials pulled thousands of people into passionate confrontation. Quite aside from the lurid details and sensational charges, larger issues emerged, among them the power of modern anti-Semitism, the sometimes tragic conflict between the freedom of the press and the protection of individual rights, the unpredictable reactions of individuals when subjected to extreme situations, and the inevitable ambiguities of campaigns for truth and justice when political advantage is to be gained.

Recenzje

'Lindemann takes anti-Semitism out of the realm of fantasy and stereotype and places it firmly in the realm of history. Lindemann pursues this approach through a painstaking analysis. He certainly manages to shed a new light on the most well-known of these affairs: the sequence of lies, bungles and brave gestures surrounding the arrest for espionage of the French Jew Alfred Dreyfus.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

Spis treści

List of plates; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The historical setting in Europe and America; 3. Earlier anti-Semitic affairs; 4. France before the Dreyfus Affair; 5. The Dreyfus Affair, more than a trial; 6. Beyond the Pale; Russia and the Jews, 1890–1914; 7. Blood libel; the Beilis Affair; 8. America, the 'exception'; 9. The Leo Frank Affair; Epilogue and conclusion; Bibliography; Index.