The Butcher's Tale by Helmut Walser Smith
One of the most dramatic explorations of a German town in the grip of anti-Semitic passion ever written.
"[A] pioneering study, at once tightly focused and broadly conceived…This is a lucid exemplar of social and cultural history at its best" -- Peter Gay
"Smith brilliantly pursues the many clues in the case, tracing the transformation of lies, gossip, spurious facts, and the reporting of the anti-Semitic press into conviction." -- Barbara Fisher - Boston Globe
"As absorbing as a mystery novel…stimulating, thoughtfully argued, informative and eye-opening." -- Merle Rubin - Los Angeles Times
"Chilling…reads like a thrilling true-crime story." -- The Forward
"This powerful volume will appeal to true-crime readers and anyone interested in the dynamics that can turn a peaceful community into a place of hatred and violence." -- Publishers Weekly
"A disturbing and often downright frightening examination of how easily 'civilized' societies can succumb to their prejudices and cross over into hysterical barbarism." -- Jay Freeman - Booklist
"Smith brilliantly pursues the many clues in the case, tracing the transformation of lies, gossip, spurious facts, and the reporting of the anti-Semitic press into conviction." -- Barbara Fisher - Boston Globe
"As absorbing as a mystery novel…stimulating, thoughtfully argued, informative and eye-opening." -- Merle Rubin - Los Angeles Times
"Chilling…reads like a thrilling true-crime story." -- The Forward
"This powerful volume will appeal to true-crime readers and anyone interested in the dynamics that can turn a peaceful community into a place of hatred and violence." -- Publishers Weekly
"A disturbing and often downright frightening examination of how easily 'civilized' societies can succumb to their prejudices and cross over into hysterical barbarism." -- Jay Freeman - Booklist
Helmut Walser Smith is the Martha Rivers Ingram Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, and the author of the acclaimed The Butcher’s Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393325058 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393325059 |
| Title | The Butcher's Tale |
| Author | Helmut Walser Smith |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2003-12-02 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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