Vienna and the Jews, 1867-1938 : a cultural history / Steven Beller.
1989
DS135.A92 V5213 1989 (Mapit)
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Title
Vienna and the Jews, 1867-1938 : a cultural history / Steven Beller.
Author
Beller, Steven, 1958-
ISBN
0521351804
9780521351805
9780521407274
0521407273
9780521351805
9780521407274
0521407273
Imprint
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Language
English
Language Note
English.
Description
x, 271 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number
DS135.A92 V5213 1989
Alternate Call Number
NY 4690
15.60
15.96
BD 9300
325.2569309436
15.60
15.96
BD 9300
325.2569309436
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-258) and index.
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Table of Contents
Pt. 1. Jews in Viennese culture and society: the statistical perspective
Who was a Jew in Vienna at the turn of the century?
How Jewish was fin-de-siecle Vienna?
The social context
Education and class: the position of the Jews in Viennese society
pt. 2. The Jewish background to Viennese culture
Jewish consciousness: Jewish mind?
The distance from tradition
Education
Ethics and the individual
The Enlightenment
German culture
Vienna
Antosemitism
The ethics of outsiders: the cultural response
Conclusion: Vienna and the Jews in perspective.
Who was a Jew in Vienna at the turn of the century?
How Jewish was fin-de-siecle Vienna?
The social context
Education and class: the position of the Jews in Viennese society
pt. 2. The Jewish background to Viennese culture
Jewish consciousness: Jewish mind?
The distance from tradition
Education
Ethics and the individual
The Enlightenment
German culture
Vienna
Antosemitism
The ethics of outsiders: the cultural response
Conclusion: Vienna and the Jews in perspective.