Germans, Jews and the Claims of Modernity
Author | : Jonathan M. Hess |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2002-01-01 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300097018 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300097016 |
Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Download or read book Germans, Jews and the Claims of Modernity written by Jonathan M. Hess and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the analysis of the debates in Germany over Jews, Judaism and Jewish emancipation in the late 18th and 19th centuries, Jonathan M. Hess reconstructs a crucial chapter in the history of secular anti-Semitism. He examines not only the thinking of German intellectuals of the time but also that of Jewish writers, revealing the connections between anti-Semitism and visions of modernity, and the Jewish responses to the treat posed by these connections.