Sensationalizing the Jewish Question: Anti-Semitic Trials and the Press in the Early German Empire

Anti-Semitic Trials and the Press in the Early German Empire
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-90-04-14654-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 39, 338 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 762 g

Reihe: Studies in Central European Histories

Historians have generally assumed that the French Dreyfus Affair had no counterpart in turn-of-the-century Germany. However, while no single anti-Semitic trial in Germany had the social and political impact of the Dreyfus Affair, a series of sensational court cases did have a significant influence on the growth and development of anti-Semitism in Imperial Germany. These trials, which included prominent libel cases and several ritual murder accusations, frequently spurred debates in the German press about the nature of Judaism and the role and influence of Jews in German society. This book examines the nature of these anti-Semitic affairs, assesses their role in German politics, and evaluates their effect on the overall development of German anti-Semitism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hartson, Barnet P

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Antisemitismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Antisemitismus, Pogrome, Shoah
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Mediengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations

Introduction

1. An Empire Transformed: Politics, Anti-Semitism, and the Law in the Time of Bismarck
2. Fighting Words: Libel Trials, Jews, and the Cult of Honor
3. Arson in Neustettin: The Limits of Anti-Jewish Violence in the New Reich
4. Ritual Murder Trials: Ancient Prejudice and Modern Propaganda
5. A Matter of Debate: Scholars and Pseudo-Scholars Testify on the Nature of Judaism
6. The New Demagogues: Hermann Ahlwardt and the Rise of Fanatical Anti-Semitism

Conclusion

Appendix: An Overview of the German Press in the Bismarckzeit

Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Barnet Hartston, Ph.D. (1999) in History, University of California San Diego, is Assistant Professor of History at Eckerd College. He has published articles on anti-Semitism in Imperial Germany, and is currently conducting research on censorship and the German political press.