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

Author(s)

• Smith, Helmut Walser

Bibliographic Information

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

Helmut Walser Smith

W.W. Norton, 2003, c2002

• : pbk

Note

Originally published: 2002

Bibliography: p. 253-260

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In 1900, in a small Prussian town, a young boy was found murdered, his body dismembered, the blood drained from his limbs. The Christians of the town quickly rose up in violent riots to accuse the Jews of ritual murder-the infamous blood-libel charge that has haunted Jews for centuries. In an absorbing narrative, Helmut Walser Smith reconstructs the murder and the ensuing storm of anti-Semitism that engulfed this otherwise peaceful town. Offering an instructive examination of hatred, bigotry, and mass hysteria, The Butcher's Tale is a modern parable that will be a classic for years to come. Winner of the Fraenkel Award and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2002.

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Details

• NCID: BA83749647
• ISBN:
  • 9780393325058
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York ; London
• Pages/Volumes: 270 p., [8] p. of plates
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 305.892404309041
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Antisemitism -- Germany -- Prussia -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : Murder -- Germany -- Prussia -- History -- 20th century