Ben Braber
Biographic Data
| ID | 5123227 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ben Braber |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ben |
| FAMILY NAME | Braber |
| SIGNATURE | BEN BRABER |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Glasgow |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Deutsche Minderheiten in Frankreich und Großbritannien
No abstract available
From Tangier to Locarno
This article applies a historical linguistic approach to compare specific word choice before, during and after the First World War in a sample of UK newspapers and two Nottingham papers. It finds that language use in Nottingham newspapers was similar to UK papers but at the same time showed marked differences, possibly as a result of local characteristics, circumstances, events and developments, which suggests that people’s experience of war in t…
The Ambiguity of Virtue
The Influence of Immigration on the Growth, Urban Concentration and Composition of the Scottish Population, 1841–1911
Open Windows
This case study on the work and influence of four Jewish artists in Glasgow during the early years of the Second World War reviews cultural transfer within the wider context of Jewish history in Scotland. This review suggests that this incidence of cultural transfer was mainly achieved through personal contacts and networks and emphasises the importance of the presence of an established Jewish population. It also shows that parts of Scottish soci…
Anglo‐Jewry since 1066
Within Our Gates
Crime, Jews and News
Crime, Jews and News: Vienna 1895–1914 . By Daniel M. Vyleta . Berghahn Books . 2007 . x + 254 pp. £47.00/$80.00 . This book is a scholarly case study of crime reporting, particularly in the anti-Semitic press of fin-de-siècle Vienna. In addition to reviewing contemporary criminological literature, Vyleta mines the rich resource of newspaper reports of trials – according to the author, at the time the most common form of consuming knowledge about…
Germans, Jews, and Antisemites
The Immigrant Threat
Jews and Port Cities 1590–1990
Jewish Resistance in Wartime Greece By Steven Bowman
War or Revolution
The Trial of Oscar Slater (1909) and Anti‐Jewish Prejudices in Edwardian Glasgow
This article examines the case of Oscar Slater within the context of Jewish history in the United Kingdom. It argues that Slater's conviction was the result of errors made by the police and judicial authorities and that these errors were made under public pressure. It is shown that the public, police and authorities were influenced by xenophobia and anti‐Jewish feelings. The article illustrates that in Glasgow it was not the often assumed Jewish …
The Trial of Oscar Slater (1909) and Anti‐Jewish Prejudices in Edwardian Glasgow
This article examines the case of Oscar Slater within the context of Jewish history in the United Kingdom. It argues that Slater's conviction was the result of errors made by the police and judicial authorities and that these errors were made under public pressure. It is shown that the public, police and authorities were influenced by xenophobia and anti‐Jewish feelings. The article illustrates that in Glasgow it was not the often assumed Jewish …
Within Our Gates
The Influence of Immigration on the Growth, Urban Concentration and Composition of the Scottish Population, 1841–1911
The Trial of Oscar Slater (1909) and Anti‐Jewish Prejudices in Edwardian Glasgow
This article examines the case of Oscar Slater within the context of Jewish history in the United Kingdom. It argues that Slater's conviction was the result of errors made by the police and judicial authorities and that these errors were made under public pressure. It is shown that the public, police and authorities were influenced by xenophobia and anti‐Jewish feelings. The article illustrates that in Glasgow it was not the often assumed Jewish …
The Immigrant Threat
Jews and Port Cities 1590–1990
Jewish Resistance in Wartime Greece By Steven Bowman
War or Revolution
Crime, Jews and News
Crime, Jews and News: Vienna 1895–1914 . By Daniel M. Vyleta . Berghahn Books . 2007 . x + 254 pp. £47.00/$80.00 . This book is a scholarly case study of crime reporting, particularly in the anti-Semitic press of fin-de-siècle Vienna. In addition to reviewing contemporary criminological literature, Vyleta mines the rich resource of newspaper reports of trials – according to the author, at the time the most common form of consuming knowledge about…
Germans, Jews, and Antisemites
Within Our Gates
Anglo‐Jewry since 1066
The Influence of Immigration on the Growth, Urban Concentration and Composition of the Scottish Population, 1841–1911
Open Windows
This case study on the work and influence of four Jewish artists in Glasgow during the early years of the Second World War reviews cultural transfer within the wider context of Jewish history in Scotland. This review suggests that this incidence of cultural transfer was mainly achieved through personal contacts and networks and emphasises the importance of the presence of an established Jewish population. It also shows that parts of Scottish soci…
The Ambiguity of Virtue
From Tangier to Locarno
This article applies a historical linguistic approach to compare specific word choice before, during and after the First World War in a sample of UK newspapers and two Nottingham papers. It finds that language use in Nottingham newspapers was similar to UK papers but at the same time showed marked differences, possibly as a result of local characteristics, circumstances, events and developments, which suggests that people’s experience of war in t…
Deutsche Minderheiten in Frankreich und Großbritannien
No abstract available
History (12 works) · History (11 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Political science (8 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Citation (5 works) · Judaism (5 works)