Rethinking Antisemitism in Nineteenth-Century France

Rethinking Antisemitism in Nineteenth-Century France is a history of the stories the French told about the Jews in their midst during the early nineteenth century. Using a novel cultural analysis that brings together pamphlets, newspaper articles, novels, and works of art, Julie Kalman focuses on the period that historians have explored the least, encompassing the years 1815-1848. Kalman shows that there were significant discussions surrounding France's Jewish population taking place during this period and argues that these discussions are central to our understanding of the history of the Jew's place in France. These stories also allow us to reflect on core questions of French history during this period, a time when the French were questioning the fundamental nature of their own identity.

Author: Julie Kalman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.37h x 6.83w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780521897327

About the Author
Kalman, Julie: - Julie Kalman lectures in Jewish History at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. She has published work on France and the Jews in the nineteenth century in French Historical Studies and Jewish Social Studies. Dr Kalman is an International Fellow of the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture for 2008-9.