Echoes of Nazi antisemitism in South Africa during the 1930s and 1940s
TitreEchoes of Nazi antisemitism in South Africa during the 1930s and 1940s
Auteur
Call number940.5318072/0069
N° d'objet04812L
Lieu de publicationNew York, New York, United States
EditeurPalgrave Macmillan
Année de publication
2015
Paginationpp215-238
MatérielArticle
ISBN9781137514189
NotesArticle from the book 'Holocaust scholarship: personal trajectories and professional interpretations.' pp215-238
Description
The rise of the radical right in South Africa and the escalation of antisemitism was a product of specific circumstances: Hitler's ascent to power, domestic political instability, the influx of German-Jewish refugees, Jewish upward mobility, a divisive 'European ' war and the growth of Afrikaner Christian-Nationalism. Long-standing ties with Germany and an historic hostility to Britain facilitated the transference of antisemitism from the sphere of ideas into the party-political realm
