Borup, Allan. (2015). The German Right in the Weimar Republic: Studies in the History of German Conservatism, Nationalism and Antisemitism. Vol. 33, 502-504. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete
The scholarly book review “The German Right in the Weimar Republic: Studies in the History of German Conservatism, Nationalism and Antisemitism” analyzes 10 essays that focus on the rise of the Nazi Party and their use of antisemitism. In this review, Borup takes on a “differentiated analysis of the DNVP”, where it takes on the idea that antisemitism was used by German officials as a technique of mass mobilization’, not so much as an intended racial divide.
Although Burop’s conclusion does not agree …show more content…
Racial forces in Germany, and the increasing racial ideology following the first world war. Heilbronner explains antisemitism in Germany as a local phenomenon, and in fact would benefit certain social groups in provinces, until later on becoming a national phenomenon. In addition, explaining the origins of political ideologies and their culpability in anti-Semitism in Germany. In particularly the Weimer Republic, a political party who despite their dislike of Hitler, took upon a central role in the radical extreme nationalism in Germany. Author Oded Heilbronner is a lecturer in cultural and historical studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in addition to working at one point at Oxford University. He has written several books on the relationship between Nationalism and Anti-Semitism during the early 1900’s. Heilbronner is a credible author and even though he is employed at a University in Jerusalem, he maintains an order of unbiased views and argues his viewpoints logically. This paper is useful in every manner, as it details the increase of antisemitism in the German political climates of the 19th century. Furthermore, Heilbronner references several academic journals written by credible experts in their respective fields of antisemitism in …show more content…
In this review, the author supports the importance of antisemitism in the rise of radical nationalism of the Nazi party, in addition to the rest of Europe. Furthermore, Kerr provides an incredible amount of context and factual information that hold his argument strong. Kerr is not a renowned author, however he provides an unbiased review of Shmuel Almog’s work, doing such a significant topic justice. This book review was published by the Institute for Historical Review, however it is a little outdated as it was published in 1991. Although this article has low credibility, I will use this source as part of my research as it provides strong and factual information throughout its