HIST 1003 Chapter : Politics And Race
Document Summary
**peasants/artisans threatened by industrial revolution- socialism is linked to. Industrialization- needed new forms of politics aka racist nationalism. Fact that human beings are afraid of other people who are different/outsiders- xenophobia/tribalism. Anti-semitism: dressed up way of saying hating jews. Increase in national = increase in anti-semitism: pogrom: organized violence (particularly against jewish towns) mostly seen in russia. In russia: 1860: the protocols of meetings of the learned elders of zion- forgery- said that basically the jews are behind everything evil (warfare/depression/etc: caused confusion between nationalists and races. 4 factors that help explain anti-semitic politics: rise of racist pseudoscience. French revolution led to emancipation of jews- giving of political rights to. Jews: full participation political/economic life: this was going on at the same time as the industrial revolution . Jews moving into new jobs (aka factory working, etc. ) jews emerging in dominant positions in society: ex: budapest- 25% of population = jewish; 45% lawyers and.
