False prophets

False prophets: studies on authoritarianism

by Lowenthal, Leo

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A collection of studies published previously, on the psychology of group prejudice and the reasons for the success of antisemitic agitation. Pt. 1 (pp. 9-177), "Prophets of Deceit: A Study of the Techniques of the American Agitator", written with Norbert Guterman, was first published in 1949 as Vol. 4 of the project "Studies in Prejudice". It deals with stereotypes used by American extremists who sympathized with fascism, Nazism, and antisemitism (e.g. Father Coughlin). Pt. 2 (pp. 181-191), "Te…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :False prophets : studies on authoritarianism / Leo Lowenthal.

Summary

A collection of studies published previously, on the psychology of group prejudice and the reasons for the success of antisemitic agitation. Pt. 1 (pp. 9-177), "Prophets of Deceit: A Study of the Techniques of the American Agitator", written with Norbert Guterman, was first published in 1949 as Vol. 4 of the project "Studies in Prejudice". It deals with stereotypes used by American extremists who sympathized with fascism, Nazism, and antisemitism (e.g. Father Coughlin). Pt. 2 (pp. 181-191), "Terror's Dehumanizing Effects: Atomization of Man" (appeared in "Commentary" in 1946), analyzes the first reports by concentration camp victims. Pt. 3 (pp. 195-251), "Images of Prejudice: Anti-Semitism among U.S. Workers during World War II", describes stereotypes of the Jew as a parasite, as over-intellectual and ambitious, as a social outsider, as clannish, and hedonistic. Generalizations based on these views encouraged approval of the extermination of the Jews.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©1987.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Transaction Books
  • Place of Publication:New Brunswick (U.S.A.)
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©1987.

The Physical Object

  • Description:ix, 312 pages ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0887381367, 9780887381362
  • oclc:ocm15107461
  • LC Classification:HM271
  • Dewey Decimal:303.3/6

Subjects

Antisemitism Antisémitisme Authoritarianism Authority Autoritarisme Autorité előítélet fasizmus -- szociálpszichológia Political psychology Prejudice Prejudices Préjugés Psychologie politique Psychologische aspecten társadalomkutatás -- tekintélyelvűség

Writers

Lowenthal, Leo

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