The stranger at hand : antisemitic prejudices in post-Communist Hungary / / by András Kovács.

• Superior document: Jewish identities in a changing world, v. 15
• Author: Kovács, András.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Jewish identities in a changing world ; v. 15.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 1283120348; 9786613120342; 900419195X
• ISSN: 1570-7997
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by András Kovács.

In 2010 an extremist party with openly racist views, using barely concealed antisemitic language, received 17% of the votes in the parliamentary elections in Hungary. How can this awkward development in a newly established European democracy be explained? In this book the author examines antisemitism in post-communist Hungary in light of the empirical sociological studies of the past 20 years. The principal aim is to reconstruct the range, intensity and content of anti-Jewish prejudices as well as the factors affecting their change over time. The author also reveals the social background against which the newest political developments should be analyzed, and helps to determine whether in Hungary today antisemitism is only an ephemeral, temporary phenomenon or a gradually articulating, dynamic political ideology. \'…his work is indispensable for understanding politics and its historical, social, and cultural background in contemporary Hungary.” Gabor T. Rittersporn This book is also available in paperback.