A01=Pierre M. James
Author_Pierre M. James
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Religion: History
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- ISBN 9780275972424
- Weight: 425g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jun 2001
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Where did the idea to eliminate European Jewry originate? This study embarks upon an historical exploration of this question, identifying its Biblical origins and its expression throughout German history. Even a cursory glance at National Socialist propaganda reveals the Nazi belief that a utopian Germany would rise from the ashes of Europe's Jews. In tracing the ideological roots of the Final Solution, James investigates how German nationalism came to incorporate aspirations to a perfect nation and why such expectations were intimately connected with the desire for an end to all Jews.
The aggressive nationalism and anti-Semitism of the National Socialists were not solely the products of Hitler's fanaticism. Rather, themes of national redemption and the elimination of the Jews are present throughout recent German history and have their origins in the Bible as well as in the earliest German patriotic writings of the twelfth century. By tracking these ideas back through their various sources, James places the Holocaust squarely within its historical and cultural context.
PIERRE JAMES has taught at a number of universities in Australia and Germany, including the University of South Australia and the Philipps University of Marburg./e He has published on a diverse range of topics concerning the Holocaust, the contemporary extreme right, racism, and the history of anti-Semitism.
