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- Title
History, Self Interest, and Polyphony.
- Authors
Meng, Michael; Geller, Jay Howard; Maza, Sarah; Spohnholz, Jesse; Mintzker, Yair
- Abstract
Yair Mintzker's book on Jew Süss raises a series of provocative questions about German history and history itself, which this forum aims to address. Specifically, it presents four reflections on Mintzker's book that cover the following range of topics: Jay Howard Geller situates Mintzker's work within the historiography on Jewish biographies and antisemitic trials; Sarah Maza explores whether Mintzker pursues the venerable task of getting to the "truth" of who Joseph Oppeinhemer was, despite his claims to the contrary; Jesse Spohnholz considers Mintzker's book as a model of microhistory; and my essay takes a broader approach by confronting the central issue of self-interest in history.
- Subjects
GERMAN history; JEWISH biography; ANTISEMITISM; SELF-interest; MICROHISTORY; WAR &; Peace (Book : Tolstoy); MINTZKER, Yair
- Publication
Central European History (Cambridge University Press / UK), 2020, Vol 53, Issue 1, p200
- ISSN
0008-9389
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0008938919001158