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Violence, memory, and history : Western perceptions of Kristallnacht

Title: Violence, memory, and history : Western perceptions of Kristallnacht / edited by Colin McCullough and Nathan Wilson.
Publication: New York : Routledge, 2015.

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Description

xiv, 169 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"This edited collection delves into the horrors of November 1938 and to what degree they portended the Holocaust, demonstrating the varied reactions of Western audiences to news about the pogrom against the Jews. A pattern of stubborn governmental refusal to help German Jews to any large degree emerges throughout the book. Much of this was in response to uncertain domestic economic conditions and underlying racist attitudes towards Jews. Contrasting this was the outrage expressed by ordinary people around the world who condemned the German violence and challenged the policy of Appeasement being advanced by Great Britain and France towards Adolf Hitler's Nazi German government at the time. Contributors employ multiple media sources to make their arguments, and compare these with official government records. For the first time, a collection on Kristallnacht has taken a truly transnational approach, giving readers a fuller understanding of how the events of November 1938 were understood around the Western world"--

Series Statement

Routledge studies in modern European history ; 25

Uniform Title

Routledge studies in modern European history ; 25.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: Violence, Memory and History / Colin McCullough and Nathan Wilson -- Anti-Semitism and Racism in Britain : Assessing the Reaction to and Legacy of Kristallnacht / Jodi Burkett -- "One Country Alone Says Nothing" : French Press Reactions to "La Nuit de Cristal" / Paul Moore -- "An Accident in the Way of the Franco-German Policy of Appeasement" : Kristallnacht in France, 1938 / Emmanuel Debono -- Between "Just Punishment" and "Unthinkable Fascist Crimes" : Reactions to Kristallnacht in Civil War Spain / Alejandro Baer -- Uneven Perceptions : Kristallnacht in the Yiddish and French Language Press of Montréal / Pierre Anctil -- Hitler's Assault on Civilization : Anti-Semitism and English Canada's Response to Kristallnacht / Norman Erwin -- "No Repercussions Down Under"? : Australian Responses to Kristallnacht / Kim Richard Nossal -- The Historiography of Kristallnacht / Alan E. Steinweis.

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*PXS 14-456

ISBN

9780415716321 (hardback)
0415716322 (hardback)
9781315879567 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2014017960
40024266220

OCLC

856054477

Title

Violence, memory, and history : Western perceptions of Kristallnacht / edited by Colin McCullough and Nathan Wilson.

Publisher

New York : Routledge, 2015.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge studies in modern European history ; 25

Routledge studies in modern European history ; 25.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

McCullough, Colin, Ph.D.

Wilson, Nathan Andrew, 1980-

Other Standard Identifier

40024266220

Research Call Number

*PXS 14-456

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