Jews and Gender: Responses to Otto Weininger

By Nancy A. Harrowitz

Book Overview

In 1903 Otto Weininger, A Viennese Jew who converted to Protestantism, published Geschiecht und Charakter (Sex and Character), a book in which he set out to prove the moral inferiority and character deficiency of 'the woman' and 'the Jew'. This collection of essays examines Weininger's influence and reception in Western culture.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566392497
• ISBN13: 9781566392495
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"