Protectors of Pluralism - Religious Minorities and the Rescue of Jews in the Low Countries during the Holocaust (Paperback)

Protectors of Pluralism argues that local religious minorities are more likely to save persecuted groups from purification campaigns. Robert Braun utilizes a geo-referenced dataset of Jewish evasion in the Netherlands and Belgium during the Holocaust to assess the minority hypothesis. Spatial statistics and archival work reveal that Protestants were more likely to rescue Jews in Catholic regions of the Low Countries, while Catholics facilitated evasion in Protestant areas. Post-war testimonies and secondary literature demonstrate the importance of minority groups for rescue in other countries during the Holocaust as well as other episodes of mass violence, underlining how the local position of church communities produces networks of assistance, rather than something inherent to any religion itself. This book makes an important contribution to the literature on political violence, social movements, altruism and religion, applying a range of social science methodologies and theories that shed new light on the Holocaust.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
Release date:	March 2019
Authors:	Robert Braun
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	316
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-45697-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Humanities > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Political control & influence > Political oppression & persecution > General Books > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > Religion & Spirituality > General
LSN:	1-108-45697-9
Barcode:	9781108456975

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