The Anti-Semitic Moment: A Tour of France in 1898
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Pierre Birnbaum (Author) Jane Marie Todd (Contributor)
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In 1898, the Dreyfus Affair plunged French society into a yearlong frenzy. In Paris and provincial villages throughout the country, angry crowds paraded through the streets, attacking Jews and destroying Jewish-owned businesses. Anger about the imagined power of Jewish capital, as well as fears of treason and racial degeneration, made anti-Semitism a convenient banner behind which social and political factions could fall in line. The anti-Semitic feelings that had been simmering in France for decades came boiling to the surface. Here Pierre Birnbaum guides readers on a tour of France during this tumultuous crisis. He shows that in the midst of prolonged violence, Jewish citizens bravely and effectively defended themselves and were aided by a police force determined to maintain order. In "The Anti-Semitic Moment" Birnbaum paints a vivid portrait of French Jewish culture at the time and explains why the French state remained strong in this time of widespread unrest. .
About the Author
Pierre Birnbaum is visiting professor of Jewish studies at Columbia University. A number of his works and edited collections have been published in English, including Anti-Semitism in Modern France, The Jews of the Republic, and Paths for Emancipation.
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- Contributor: Pierre Birnbaum
- Imprint: University of Chicago Press
- ISBN13: 9780226052069
- Number of Pages: 400
- Packaged Dimensions: 15x23x2mm
- Packaged Weight: 595
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Release Date: 2011-03-25
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Pierre Birnbaum is visiting professor of Jewish studies at Columbia University. A number of his works and edited collections have been published in English, including Anti-Semitism in Modern France, The Jews of the Republic, and Paths for Emancipation.
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