Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
Start by marking “The History Of An Obsession: German Judeophobia And The Holocaust” as Want to Read:
The History Of An Obsession: German Judeophobia And The Holocaust
by
The state-sponsored genocide known as the Holocaust was the greatest crime of this century and a seminal event of modern times. In this major work, Klaus Fischer unravels the complex history of Judeophobia in its four essential forms: Christian, nationalistic, social-discriminatory, and biological-racial. He argues that German defeat in World War I cleared the way for the
...more
Hardcover
Published
April 1st 2001
by Continuum
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Reader Q&A
To ask other readers questions about
The History Of An Obsession,
please sign up.
Be the first to ask a question about The History Of An Obsession
This book is not yet featured on Listopia.
Add this book to your favorite list »
Community Reviews
Showing 1-43

Pubblicato negli Stati Uniti nel 1998 con il titolo The History of an Obsession, lo studio di Klaus Fischer ripercorre la nascita e lo sviluppo dell'antisemitismo ("giudeofobia" il termine da lui usato) razziale e biologico caratteristico della Germania, dalla seconda metà del XIX secolo fino alla prima guerra mondiale, l'evento traumatico che darà inizio alla vera ossessione nazista omicida per gli ebrei. Gli anni del primo dopoguerra e della Repubblica di Weimar faranno da acceleratore a quest
...more

Many useful insights into the roots of German hatred of Jews and their willingness to go along with Hitler's murders. Part of my research for my next novel.
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »