The Rothschilds : essays on the history of a European family

Author(s)

• Heuberger, Georg

Bibliographic Information

The Rothschilds : essays on the history of a European family

edited by Georg Heuberger

Thorbecke , Boydell & Brewer, 1994

• : gw

Note

Published to accompany an exhibition in the Jewish Museum, Frankfurt am Main, 11.10.94 - 27.2.95

Translated from German, French and Hebrew

Description and Table of Contents

Description

From the very beginning, the legendary rise of the Rothschild family from the confines of the Jewish quarter in Frankfurt to the dizzy heights of financiers to the countries of Europe has been a source of fascination and admiration, but has also been presented as a mystery by unsympathetic critics. The Rothschilds and their wealth are thus shrouded in legends, which have done more to obscure the history of the family than shed light on it. "The Rothschilds: Esasys on the History of a European Family" offers a set of scholarly essays on the family as bankers, financiers and patrons, whether of literature, the arts, or of Jewish causes. These are written by scholars from Germany, France, England and Israel and offer a wide-ranging and expert appraisal of the Rothschilds' influence on European history.

Table of Contents

• Part 1: the Rothschilds - family history in the museum context, Georg Heuberger
• "You didn't recommend a fool to me" - Elector William I of Hesse and Meyer Amschel Rothschild, Rainer von Hessen
• the other Rothschilds - Frankfurt private bankers in the 18th and 19th centuries, Michael Jurk
• from court agent to state financier - the rise of the Rothschilds, Manfred Pohl
• the establishment of the Rothschilds as bankers in London, Stanley Chapman
• the Rothschilds, the railways and the urban form of 19th century Paris, Karen Bowie
• the "Damascus-Affair" 1840 - the role of the Rothschilds in mobilizing public opinion, Rainer Erb
• Lord Rothschild and his poor bretheren - East European Jews in London 1880-1906, Kerstin Warnke-Dakers
• between East and West - Edmond de Rothschild and Palestine, Yoram Mayorek. Part 2: the Rothschilds and the original EEC - family reflections I - the men, Miriam Rothschild
• the silent members of the first EEC - family reflections II - the women, Miriam Rothschild
• the dynastic power of the Rothschilds - a sociological assessment, Andreas Hansert
• from Frankfurt Jew to Lord Rothschild - the ascent of the English Rothschilds to the nobility, Simone Mace
• the aristocrat and the synagogue - the Rothschilds and Judaism, Robert Liberles
• "for the care of the sick, the good of the community, the embellishment of their home town" - the charitable Rothschild foundations in Frankfurt on Main, Hans-Otto Schembs
• fairy tales & castles - on Rothschild family buildings in Frankfurt on Main, Dieter Bartetzko
• Rothschild architecture in England, France, Germany, Austria and Italy, Pauline Prevost-Marcilhacy
• the English Rothschilds as collectors, Michael Hall
• the musical associations of the Rothschild family, Charlotte de Rothschild. Part 3: the myth of the banker in France in the 19th and 20th centuries, Louis Bergeron
• the Rothschilds in literature, Thomas Sparr
• the Rothschild family during the Third Reich, Christopher Kopper
• the Rothschilds - one family - two films, Regine Mihal Friedman
• the "aryanization" of Rothschild assets in Vienna and the problem of restitution, Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek.

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• NCID: BA24233313
• ISBN:
  • 0851155952
  • 379951208X
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: mul
• Place of Publication: Sigmaringen,Woodbridge
• Pages/Volumes: 420 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 929.2094
• Subject Headings:
  • BLSH : Rothschild (...Family...)
  • LCSH : Bankers -- Germany -- Frankfurt am Main -- Biography
  • LCSH : Jews -- Germany -- Frankfurt am Main -- Biography