Steigmann-Gall argues that Nazism was neither unrelated to Christianity nor actively opposed to it.
To what extent is Christian doctrine accountable for Nazism and its historical legacy? In The Holy Reich, esteemed historian Richard Steigmann-Gall grapples with this question, and forces us to confront new and disturbing answers. Despite the popular belief that Nazi ideology re…
Colonialism, Antisemitism, and Germans of Jewish Descent in Imperial Germany examines the relationship between the colonial and antisemitic movements of modern Germany from 1871 to 1918, examining the complicated ways in which German antisemitism and colonialism fed off of and i…
Colonialism, Antisemitism, and Germans of Jewish Descent in Imperial Germany examines the relationship between the colonial and antisemitic movements of modern Germany from 1871 to 1918, examining the complicated ways in which German antisemitism and colonialism fed off of and i…
The relationship between Austrians and Jews in the twentieth century has been a stormy, creative and tragic one. In the age of Franz Joseph, Jews achieved a degree of security. But already then their position was being undermined by anti-Semitism, ethnic conflicts and the growth…
French nationalism has always been a double-edged sword, from its beginnings in the French Revolution through the two Napoleonic empires, Boulangism, the Dreyfus affair, the fascist groups of the 1930s, Marshal Petain's National Revolution during World War II, and its latest con…
Examines the prevalence of antisemitism in all classes of society and denies the contention that it is an exceptional symptom, specific to time and place. Although antisemitism is officially taboo in Germany, it still exists and is as popular as ever. The crime of the Holocaust …