Antisemitism and Xenophobia in Germany after UnificationHermann Kurthen, Werner Bergmann, Rainer Erb Since unification, Germany has experienced profound changes, including the reawakening of xenophobic hate crime, anti-Semitic incidents, and racist violence. This book presents the most recent research conducted by a team of American and German experts in political science, sociology, mass communication, and history. They analyze the degree of antisemitism, xenophobia, remembrance, and Holocaust knowledge in German public opinion; the groups and organizations that propagate prejudice and hate; and the German, American, and Jewish perceptions of, and reactions to, these phenomena. |
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FACTS AND FINDINGS ABOUT ANTISEMITISM AND XENOPHOBIA IN UNITED GERMANY | 19 |
MOVEMENTS GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS PROPAGATING ANTISEMITISM AND XENOPHOBIA IN UNITED GERMANY | 141 |
AMERICAN JEWISH AND GERMAN PERCEPTIONS OF AND REACTIONS TO ANTISEMITISM AND XENOPHOBIA | 209 |
Selected Chronology of Antisemitic and Extreme RightWing Events in Germany during and after Unification 19891994 | 263 |
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