Title Violence, Memory, and History : Western Perceptions of Kristallnacht

Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (184 pages) Series Routledge Studies in Modern European History Routledge studies in modern European history. Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Violence, Memory, and History; 1 Antisemitism and Racism in Britain: Assessing the Reaction to and the Legacy of Kristallnacht; 2 "One Country Alone Says Nothing": French Press Reactions to "La Nuit de Cristal"; 3 "An Accident in the Way of the Franco-German Policy of Appeasement": Kristallnacht in France, 1938; 4 Between "Just Punishment" and "Unthinkable Fascist Crimes": Reactions to Kristallnacht in Civil War Spain; 5 Uneven Perceptions: Kristallnacht in the Yiddish- and French-Language Press of Montréal 6 Hitler's Assault on Civilization: Antisemitism and English Canada's Response to Kristallnacht7 "No Repercussions Down Under"? Australian Responses to Kristallnacht; 8 The Historiography of the Kristallnacht; Contributors; Index 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 Notes Print version record Subject Kristallnacht, 1938 -- Foreign public opinion, Western Kristallnacht, 1938 -- Press coverage Jews -- Violence against -- Germany -- History -- 20th century Public opinion -- Western countries -- History -- 20th century Antisemitism -- Western countries -- History -- 20th century Press and politics -- Western countries -- History -- 20th century Collective memory -- Western countries -- History -- 20th century HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. Antisemitism Collective memory Press and politics Press coverage Public opinion Public opinion, Western Germany Western countries Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Wilson, Nathan ISBN 9781134757770 1134757778

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