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Enemies for a Day
Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Violence in Lithuania under the Tsars
It begins by illustrating how widespread anti-Jewish feelings were among the Christian population in 19 th century, focusing on blood libel accusations as well as describing the role of modern antisemitism. Secondly, it tries to identify the structural preconditions as well as specific triggers that turned anti-Jewish feelings into collective violence and analyzes the nature of this violence. Lastly, pogroms in Lithuania are compared to anti-Jewish violence in other regions of the Russian Empire and East Galicia.
This research is inspired by the cultural turn in social sciences, an approach that assumes that violence is filled with meaning, which is "culturally constructed, discursively mediated, symbolically saturated, and ritually regulated." The author argues that pogroms in Lithuania instead followed a communal pattern of ethnic violence and was very different from deadly pogroms in other parts of the Russian Empire.
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Reviews
"This book makes a valuable contribution to our knowledge of the roots of Lithuanian antisemitism. Enemies for a Day is recommended for anyone interested in the history of Jews in Eastern Europe and the study of ethnic relations and violence."—Hungarian Historical Review
"The author describes little-known pogroms and disturbances in rural Lithuania, using first-hand accounts, rare documents, newspapers and memoirs in five languages (Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Hebrew and Yiddish). With this material, Professor Staliūnas tries to reconstruct why a pogrom started, what actually occurred, and retrieve the various reactions at the time.I liked this book a great deal... It doesn't offer a new vision of pogroms, but it does ask for more careful examination of the pogrom contexts, including the identities of agents and victims... It is a fine study that can serve as a model for historians of pogroms."—Slavonic and East European Review
"Darius Staliunas' comprehensive, original and thoughtful research is an essential contribution to the current literature on Lithuanian-Jewish relations and on the social, political, economic and cultural processes that occurred in the northwestern provinces of the Russian Empire. It is recommended to all those seeking to understand the complexity of interreligious and interethnic relations in the late imperial period."—Studies in Contemporary Jewry
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Hardback | |
April 10, 2015 | |
9789633860724 | |
English | |
296 | |
9.21 Inches (US) | |
6.26 Inches (US) | |
1.18 Pounds (US) | |
$79.00 USD, £60.00 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Paperback / softback | |
April 10, 2015 | |
9789633860977 | |
English | |
296 | |
9.02 Inches (US) | |
6.10 Inches (US) | |
.88 Pounds (US) | |
$27.95 USD, £19.95 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Other Titles by Darius Staliūnas
The Tsar, The Empire, and The Nation
A Pragmatic Alliance
Other Titles in RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict
From Occupation to Occupy
Contending with Antisemitism in a Rapidly Changing Political Climate
Blaming the Jews
Other Titles in European history
Ukraine. Patronal Democracy and the Russian Invasion
Russia. Imperial Endeavor and Geopolitical Consequences