Echoes of Nazi antisemitism in South Africa during the 1930s and 1940s
TitoloEchoes of Nazi antisemitism in South Africa during the 1930s and 1940s
Autore
Call number940.5318072/0069
Numero oggetto04812L
Luogo di pubblicazioneNew York, New York, United States
EditorePalgrave Macmillan
Anno di pubblicazione
2015
Paginazionepp215-238
MaterialeArticle
ISBN9781137514189
NotesArticle from the book 'Holocaust scholarship: personal trajectories and professional interpretations.' pp215-238
Descrizione
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