The butcher's tale: murder and anti-semitism in a German town

In 1900, the discovery of the dismembered body of an eighteen-year-old boy in a small Prussian town brought a charge of ritual-murder against the local Jewish community and sparked anti-Semetic riots. Smith examines the case and the history of the charge of ritual murder, also known as the blood lib...

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1. Verfasser: Smith, Helmut Walser 1962- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York W.W. Norton 2002
Ausgabe:1st ed.
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Zusammenfassung:In 1900, the discovery of the dismembered body of an eighteen-year-old boy in a small Prussian town brought a charge of ritual-murder against the local Jewish community and sparked anti-Semetic riots. Smith examines the case and the history of the charge of ritual murder, also known as the blood libel/
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-260) and index
Beschreibung:270 p. ill., maps : 24 cm
ISBN:039305098X