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Butcher's Tale:Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town. Helmut Smith. Norton.

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ISBN
9780393325058

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Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393325059
ISBN-13
9780393325058
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2888387

Product Key Features

Book Title
Butcher's Tale : Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Europe / Germany, Discrimination & Race Relations, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, Legal History
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Law, Religion, Social Science, History
Author
Helmut Walser Smith
Format
Trade Paperback

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0.1 in
Item Weight
8.4 Oz
Item Length
0.8 in
Item Width
0.5 in

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Smith's crisp writing, his analytical mind and his skill as a storyteller make his book as absorbing as a mystery novel...a stimulating, thoughtfully argued, informative and eye-opening book...[that] combine[s] sound research with pellucid prose and a spellbinding story., Smith brilliantly pursues the many clues in the case, tracing the transformation of lies, gossip, spurious facts, and the reporting of the anti-Semitic press into conviction., [A] pioneering study, at once tightly focused and broadly conceived...This is a lucid exemplar of social and cultural history at its best., [B]rilliantly brings this collective madness to life...a lucid exemplar of social and cultural history at its best., A disturbing and often downright frightening examination of how easily 'civilized' societies can succumb to their prejudices and cross over into hysterical barbarism., This powerful volume will appeal to true-crime readers and anyone interested in the dynamics that can turn a peaceful community into a place of hatred and violence.
Dewey Edition
21
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Dewey Decimal
305.892/404382
Synopsis
In 1900, in a small Prussian town, a young boy was found murdered, his body dismembered, the blood drained from his limbs. The Christians of the town quickly rose up in violent riots to accuse the Jews of ritual murder-the infamous blood-libel charge that has haunted Jews for centuries. In an absorbing narrative, Helmut Walser Smith reconstructs the murder and the ensuing storm of anti-Semitism that engulfed this otherwise peaceful town. Offering an instructive examination of hatred, bigotry, and mass hysteria, The Butcher's Tale is a modern parable that will be a classic for years to come. Winner of the Fraenkel Award and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2002., In 1900, in a small Prussian town, a young boy was found murdered, his body dismembered, the blood drained from his limbs. The Christians of the town quickly rose up in violent riots to accuse the Jews of ritual murder--the infamous blood-libel charge that has haunted Jews for centuries. In an absorbing narrative, Helmut Walser Smith reconstructs the murder and the ensuing storm of anti-Semitism that engulfed this otherwise peaceful town. Offering an instructive examination of hatred, bigotry, and mass hysteria, The Butcher's Tale is a modern parable that will be a classic for years to come. Winner of the Fraenkel Award and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2002., One of the most dramatic explorations of a German town in the grip of anti-Semitic passion ever written.
LC Classification Number
DS146.G3

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