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Format: 1 online resource (344 p.)

ISBN: 9781618110251

Series Statement: Jews of Poland

Content: In this study, Goska exposes one stereotype of Poles and other Eastern Europeans. In the “Bieganski” stereotype, Poles exhibit the qualities of animals. They are strong, stupid, violent, fertile, anarchic, dirty, and especially hateful in a way that more evolved humans are not. Their special hatefulness is epitomized by Polish anti- Semitism. Bieganski discovers this stereotype in the mainstream press, in scholarship and film, in Jews’ self-definition, and in responses to the Holocaust. Bieganski’s twin is Shylock, the stereotype of the crafty, physically inadequate, moneyed Jew. The final chapters of the book are devoted to interviews with American Jews, which reveal that Bieganski—and Shylock—are both alive and well among those who have little knowledge of Poles or Poland.

Note: Frontmatter -- , TABLE OF CONTENTS -- , ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- , INTRODUCTION -- , Chapter One: Bieganski Lives -- , Chapter Two: Bieganski in the Press -- , Chapter Three: Bieganski Takes Root in America -- , Chapter Four: Bieganski in American Cinema -- , Chapter Five: Bieganski as a Support for Jewish Identity -- , Chapter Six: The Peasant and Middleman Minority Theory -- , Chapter Seven: The Necessity of Bieganski: A Shamed and Horrified World Seeks a Scapegoat -- , Chapter Eight: Interviews -- , Chapter Nine: Bieganski Lives — Next Door to Shylock -- , Chapter Ten: Final Thoughts -- , References Cited -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9781618110251

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9781618110251

UID:

Format: 1 online resource (344 pages)

ISBN: 9781618110251

Series Statement: Jews of Poland Ser.

Content: Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Bieganski Lives -- Bieganski in the Press -- Bieganski Takes Root in America -- Bieganski in American Cinema* -- Bieganski as a Support for Jewish Identity -- The Peasant and Middleman Minority Theory -- The Necessity of Bieganski:A Shamed and Horrified World Seeks a Scapegoat* -- Interviews -- Bieganski Lives - Next Door to Shylock -- Final Thoughts -- REFERENCES CITED -- INDEX.

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9781936235155

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781936235155

Language: English

URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=3110437

UID:

Format: 1 online resource (342 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-61811-025-X

Series Statement: Jews of Poland

Content: In this study, Goska exposes one stereotype of Poles and other Eastern Europeans. In the "Bieganski" stereotype, Poles exhibit the qualities of animals. They are strong, stupid, violent, fertile, anarchic, dirty, and especially hateful in a way that more evolved humans are not. Their special hatefulness is epitomized by Polish anti- Semitism. Bieganski discovers this stereotype in the mainstream press, in scholarship and film, in Jews' self-definition, and in responses to the Holocaust. Bieganski's twin is Shylock, the stereotype of the crafty, physically inadequate, moneyed Jew. The final chapters of the book are devoted to interviews with American Jews, which reveal that Bieganski-and Shylock-are both alive and well among those who have little knowledge of Poles or Poland.

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Bieganski lives -- Bieganski in the press -- Bieganski takes root in America -- Bieganski in American cinema -- Bieganski as a support for Jewish identity -- The peasant and middleman minority theory -- The necessity of Bieganski : a shamed and horrified world seeks a scapegoat -- Interviews -- Bieganski lives--next door to Shylock -- Final thoughts. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-936235-15-3

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9781618110251