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Church, nation and race compares the worldviews and factors that promoted or, indeed, opposed antisemitism amongst Catholics in Germany and England after the First World War. As a prequel to books on Hitler, fascism and genocide, the book turns towards ideas and attitudes that preceded and shaped the ideologies of the 1920's and 1940's. Apart from the long tradition of Catholic anti-Jewish prejudices, the book discusses new and old alternatives to European modernity offered by Catholics in Germany and England. This book is a political history of ideas that introduces Catholic views of modern

Title Church, nation and race : Catholics and antisemitism in Germany and England, 1918–45 / Ulrike Ehret.
Publisher Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press
Creation Date 2013
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In English.
Content Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
2. The 'Jewish question' in Catholic publications
3. New challenges and lasting legacies
4. The Catholic right, political Catholicism and radicalism
5. Responses to fascism
6. Waking up to the persecution of the Jews
7. Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Series Manchester Religious Studies
Extent 1 online resource (x, 317 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Language English
Copyright Date ©2011
National Library system number 997010712831105171
MARC RECORDS
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