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Save 25% on the Literature on the Roots of Modern Anti-Semitism 1780 - 1918 THE JEWISH QUESTION
Organized alphabetically by author , this collection provides research into prejudice with access to approximately 600 German-language publications ranging from 1780 to the end of the First World War. This collection of rare, at times unique books, writings and pamphlets, held by the Bibliothek des Zentrums für Antisemitismusforschung der Technischen Universität Berlin, represents a singular body of sources for research into the emergence of modern anti-Semitism.
KEY FACTS * Edited by Wolfgang Benz, on behalf of the Zentrum für Antisemitismusforschung * Most of the anti-Semitic writers of the 19th century are forgotten - their writings are either widely scattered or no longer available * Since the late 18th century, the "Jewish Question" was a key issue, in Germany and all over Europe * Initially untainted by anti-Semitic resentments, the focus was on ways of legal, political and social equality for the Jewish minority, which was finally established in the constitution of the German Reich in 1871 * Sociological characteristics of the Jewish minority, their living conditions and professional structures were studied to demonstrate reasons for the lack of Jewish integration into society * During the 19th century a new kind of hostility towards Jews emerged, propagated and justified by writings employing racist argumentation
* In the guise of socio-Darwinian and racist argumentation, claiming to be the result of 'scientific' insights, more and more aggressive voices were raised calling for the exclusion of the Jewish minority * As incunables of modern anti-Semitism, the originals are part of the collection of the Bibliothek des Zentrums für Antisemitismusforschung of the TU Berlin * Some works are the only remaining copies worldwide while others are suffering from the decay of paper to such an extent that, in the future, they will only be accessible via microfiche * The microfilming of these rare and endangered writings guarantees international and German researchers future use of these works as primary sources
Guide Available- Access to the microfiche edition is facilitated by a companion volume containing an academic introduction by Wolfgang Benz plus a bibliography of the texts on microfilm
*Published by K.G. Saur, a Thomson Learning Company 2002 Microfiche Edition 450 fiche including supplement in 2 installments Silver $4,590 ISBN 3-598-35041-4 Diazo $3,790 ISBN 3-598-35040-6
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like further information.
Sincerely,
Heidi Dalaker Account Manager Primary Source Microfilm/Gale (800) 444-0799, ext. 3020 www.gale.com/psm
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