The Anti-Jewish Career of Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Cabinet Minister
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10073431 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Cesarani (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 461-482 |
| Publication date | 1989-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002200948902400305 |
| OpenAlex | W2073108710 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
It is almost axiomatic amongst historians of anti-semitism in England that 'at no point between 1876 and 1939 was there evidence of official governmental anti-semitism in Britain . . .' Yet in 1924, the Jewish community greeted with alarm and dismay the advent to the Cabinet of Sir William Joynson-Hicks, a man widely regarded as an antisemite.2 His tenure as Home Secretary was marked by constant conflict with Anglo-Jewry and in their eyes he lived up to most of the apprehensions they felt when he was appointed, yet historians of the Jews and anti-Jews in England have paid him scant attention. It is arguable, however, that the career of Joynson-Hicks calls into question long-held assumptions concerning British politics and exposes a neglected, but vital current of political anti-semitism
Archaeology · Cabinet (room · Judaism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2022 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |