TY  - BOOK
N2  - This book studies the role played by Jews in the explosion of cultural innovation in Vienna at the turn of the century, which had its roots in the years following the Ausgleich of 1867 and its demise in the sweeping events of the 1930s. The author shows that, in terms of personnel, Jews were predominant throughout most of Viennese high culture, and so any attempts to dismiss the "Jewish aspect" of the intelligentsia are refuted. The book goes on to explain this "Jewish aspect," dismissing any unitary, static model and adopting a historical approach that sees the "Jewishness" of Viennese modern culture as a result of the specific Jewish backgrounds of most of the leading cultural figures and their reactions to being Jewish.
AB  - This book studies the role played by Jews in the explosion of cultural innovation in Vienna at the turn of the century, which had its roots in the years following the Ausgleich of 1867 and its demise in the sweeping events of the 1930s. The author shows that, in terms of personnel, Jews were predominant throughout most of Viennese high culture, and so any attempts to dismiss the "Jewish aspect" of the intelligentsia are refuted. The book goes on to explain this "Jewish aspect," dismissing any unitary, static model and adopting a historical approach that sees the "Jewishness" of Viennese modern culture as a result of the specific Jewish backgrounds of most of the leading cultural figures and their reactions to being Jewish.
T1  - Vienna and the Jews, 1867-1938 :a cultural history /
DA  - 1989.
CY  - Cambridge [England] ;
CY  - New York :
AU  - Beller, Steven,
CN  - DS135.A92
PB  - Cambridge University Press,
PP  - Cambridge [England] ;
PP  - New York :
LA  - English.
PY  - 1989.
ID  - 1389623
KW  - Jews
KW  - Jews
KW  - Civilization.
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Ethnic relations.
KW  - Jews.
KW  - Jews
KW  - Juden
KW  - Cultuur.
KW  - Joden.
KW  - Autriche
KW  - Austria
KW  - Vienna
KW  - Jews, history
SN  - 0521351804
SN  - 9780521351805
SN  - 9780521407274
SN  - 0521407273
TI  - Vienna and the Jews, 1867-1938 :a cultural history /
ER  -