Welcoming the Undesirables
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20th century brazilian politics
20th century world history
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anti semitic
antisemitism
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brazil
brazilian government
brazilian jews
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ethnic cleansing
ethnicity
immigration and emigration
immigration policy
intellectuals
jewish
jewish brazilians
jewish question
jews
judaism
national identity
nationalism
nativism
nazism
politicians
post colonial society
postcolonialism
prejudice
race
refugee
religion
religious exodus
religious prejudice
second world war
secret ban
the land of the future
war
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Product details
- ISBN 9780520084131
- Weight: 408g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 06 Jan 1995
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Jeffrey Lesser's invaluable book tells the poignant and puzzling story of how earlier this century, in spite of the power of anti-Semitic politicians and intellectuals, Jews made their exodus to Brazil, "the land of the future." What motivated the Brazilian government, he asks, to create a secret ban on Jewish entry in 1937 just as Jews desperately sought refuge from Nazism? And why, just one year later, did more Jews enter Brazil legally than ever before? The answers lie in the Brazilian elite's radically contradictory images of Jews and the profound effect of these images on Brazilian national identity and immigration policy. Lesser's work reveals the convoluted workings of Brazil's wartime immigration policy as well as the attempts of desperate refugees to twist the prejudices on which it was based to their advantage. His subtle analysis and telling anecdotes shed light on such pressing issues as race, ethnicity, nativism, and nationalism in postcolonial societies at a time when "ethnic cleansing" in Europe is once again driving increasing numbers of refugees from their homelands.
Jeffrey Lesser is Professor of History and Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program at Emory University.
