A provocative and insightful analysis that sheds new light on
one of the most puzzling and historically unsettling conundrums
Why the Germans? Why the Jews? Countless historians have
grappled with these questions, but few have come up with answers as
original and insightful as those of maverick German historian Gotz
Aly. Tracing the prehistory of the Holocaust from the 1800s to the
Nazis' assumption of power in 1933, Aly shows that German
anti-Semitism was--to a previously overlooked extent--driven in
large part by material concerns, not racist ideology or religious
animosity. As Germany made its way through the upheaval of the
Industrial Revolution, the difficulties of the lethargic,
economically backward German majority stood in marked contrast to
the social and economic success of the agile Jewish minority. This
success aroused envy and fear among the Gentile population,
creating fertile ground for murderous Nazi politics.
Surprisingly, and controversially, Aly shows that the roots of
the Holocaust are deeply intertwined with German efforts to create
greater social equality. Redistributing wealth from the well-off to
the less fortunate was in many respects a laudable goal,
particularly at a time when many lived in poverty. But as the
notion of material equality took over the public imagination, the
skilled, well-educated Jewish population came to be seen as having
more than its fair share. Aly's account of this fatal social
dynamic opens up a new vantage point on the greatest crime in
history and is sure to prompt heated debate for years to come.
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