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My France focuses on some of the most intriguing aspects of French life: politics, myths, personalities, public problems, actions, and conflicts. The topics Weber treats range from sports to religion, and include comments on folklore, national socialism, antisemitism, and famous Frenchmen. In ch. 13 (pp. 261-284), "Nationalism, Socialism, and National Socialism, " refers on pp. 280-282 also to the place of antisemitism in the early French socialist ideology, especially the role of the Jewish-Masonic conspiracy allegation. Ch. 14 (pp. 285-297), "Jews, Antisemitism, and the Origins of the Holocaust, " relates the issue of explaining antisemitism and the Holocaust to the role of cultural tradition in France. Mentions as components of modern anti-Judaism the religious indoctrination in society, the use of antisemitism for political purposes by the Left, and the stereotype of "the Jewish parvenu." Discusses the difference between other genocides and the Holocaust. In eliminating other communities, modern society has become more exhaustive and efficient, having the necessary technological and administrative means. In order to isolate and annihilate the Jews, they were dehumanized, using a whole treasury of prejudices and resentments. (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism) Contents Introduction Part I. Assumptions 1. Nos ancêtres les gaulois 2 Left, Right, and Temperament 3 In Search of the Hexagon Part II. Queries 4 What Is Real in Folk Tales? 5 Who Sang the Marseillaise? 6 Religion or Superstition? Part III. Traditions and Politics 7 The Second Republic, Politics, and the Peasant 8 Another Look at Peasant Politicization 9 The Nationalist Revival before 1914 Part IV. “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men” 10 Pierre de Coubertin and the Introduction of Organized Sport 11 Inheritance, Dilettantism, and the Politics of Maurice Barrés 12 About Marc Bloch Part V. It Takes All Kinds 13 Nationalism, Socialism, and National Socialism 14 Jews, Antisemitism, and the Origins of the Holocaust 15 Revolution? Counterrevolution? What Revolution? Notes Acknowledgments Index Nos Ancetres Les Gaulois -- Left, Right, And Temperament -- In Search Of The Hexagon -- What Is Real In Folk Tales? -- Who Sang The Marseillaise? -- Religion Or Superstition? -- The Second Republic, Politics, And The Peasant -- Another Look At Peasant Politicization -- The Nationalist Revival Before 1914 -- Pierre De Coubertin And The Introduction Of Organized Sport -- Inheritance, Dilettantism, And The Politics Of Maurice Barres -- About Marc Bloch -- Nationalism, Socialism, And National Socialism -- Jews, Antisemitism, And The Origins Of The Holocaust -- Revolution? Counterrevolution? What Revolution? Eugen Weber. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 331-395) And Index.