Antisemitism, Gender Bias, and the Hervay Affair of 1904: Bigotry in the Austrian Alps

by Alison Rose

This book examines the antisemitism that flourished outside of Vienna, in Austrian provinces such as Styria, Carinthia, Vorarlberg, Upper Austria, and Tyrol, focusing in particular on gender bias and its relationship to antisemitism. The 1904 arrest and bigamy trial of Frau von Hervay, the Jewish wife of District Captain Franz von Hervay of a Styrian provincial town (M rzzuschlag), is closely examined to shed light on the relationship between Jews...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498519385
• ISBN13: 9781498519380
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"