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- catalog abstract "Jewish Identity and Civilizing Processes tells an old story in a new way. It asks why anti-Jewish feeling has persisted for so long in Europe and has had such devastating effects in the heart of Western modernity. It approaches these questions by using the insights of Norbert Elias, the eminent sociologist who lived through the Weimar Republic, escaped to Britain when Hitler came to power, and died in 1990 at the age of 93. Elias's emphasis on the history of manners, the deeper social processes which influence human behaviour over time, and the steady development of modern states in the context of constantly shifting power balances all shed new and fascinating light on the peculiar history of European Jewry. This book traces that history from the role of Jews in the developing commercial arrangements of the early Middle Ages, through to their isolation in ghettoes and their emancipation into the modern world, and the shock of a new and virulent anti-Semitism in 'civilized' Europe.".
- catalog contributor b9394373.
- catalog coverage "Europe Ethnic relations.".
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "1. The 'Underground History' of Europe: Elias's Central Thesis -- 2. Another 'Underground History': Elias and European Jewry Prior to Emancipation -- 3. Removing the 'Civic Barrier': Political and Legal Aspects of Jewish Emancipation -- 4. 'Bending to the Constraints of Interdependence': Personal Dimensions of Jewish Emancipation -- 5. Elias and the German Cultural Crisis I: The Crisis -- 6. Elias and the German Cultural Crisis II: A Process-sociological Perspective -- 7. Norbert Elias and the German-Jewish Synthesis.".
- catalog description "Elias's emphasis on the history of manners, the deeper social processes which influence human behaviour over time, and the steady development of modern states in the context of constantly shifting power balances all shed new and fascinating light on the peculiar history of European Jewry. This book traces that history from the role of Jews in the developing commercial arrangements of the early Middle Ages, through to their isolation in ghettoes and their emancipation into the modern world, and the shock of a new and virulent anti-Semitism in 'civilized' Europe.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-172) and index.".
- catalog description "Jewish Identity and Civilizing Processes tells an old story in a new way. It asks why anti-Jewish feeling has persisted for so long in Europe and has had such devastating effects in the heart of Western modernity. It approaches these questions by using the insights of Norbert Elias, the eminent sociologist who lived through the Weimar Republic, escaped to Britain when Hitler came to power, and died in 1990 at the age of 93.".
- catalog extent "x, 181 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0312158785 (US)".
- catalog identifier "0333658000 (UK)".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Basingstoke : Macmillan ; New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "Europe Ethnic relations.".
- catalog spatial "Europe".
- catalog spatial "Germany.".
- catalog subject "305.892/404 20".
- catalog subject "Antisemitism Europe History.".
- catalog subject "DS147 .R87 1996".
- catalog subject "Elias, Norbert, 1897-1990. Über den Prozess der Zivilisation.".
- catalog subject "Elias, Norbert, 1897-1990.".
- catalog subject "Elias, Norbert.".
- catalog subject "Jews Emancipation Germany.".
- catalog subject "Jews Europe Civilization.".
- catalog subject "Jews History Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Jews Identity.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The 'Underground History' of Europe: Elias's Central Thesis -- 2. Another 'Underground History': Elias and European Jewry Prior to Emancipation -- 3. Removing the 'Civic Barrier': Political and Legal Aspects of Jewish Emancipation -- 4. 'Bending to the Constraints of Interdependence': Personal Dimensions of Jewish Emancipation -- 5. Elias and the German Cultural Crisis I: The Crisis -- 6. Elias and the German Cultural Crisis II: A Process-sociological Perspective -- 7. Norbert Elias and the German-Jewish Synthesis.".
- catalog title "Jewish identity and civilizing processes / Steven Russell ; foreword by Stephen Mennell.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".