“Pauley’s brilliantly presented account of over a century of antisemitism in Austria, which appeared to critical acclaim some six years ago, deserves to be read not only by every Jew, but by every Austrian. . . . It is one of the best books on antisemitism ever written.” — Jerusalem Post
“Pauley has made an important contribution to our understanding of anti-Semitism in general and Austrian anti-Semitism in particular. His book, which focuses on the interwar years, provides the most comprehensive analysis of Austrian anti-Semitism to date. . . . Well researched, provocative, and definitely worth reading.” — American Historical Review
“This portrayal of Austrian anti-Semitism is a fair, ambitious, and expansive overview that will enable the student and teacher to grasp efficiently and rapidly as well as to judge aptly this problematic field of research.” — Austrian History Yearbook
“Pauley strives continually for fairness, and ends up being eminently fair in his presentation. . . . [His work] deserves the serious attention of all students of twentieth-century history.” — Central European History
“Pauley’s success in analyzing the forms of anti-Semitism is more complete because he deals as well with the variety of responses among Jews. . . . Pauley has written an admirable, carefully weighed, and thought-provoking book.” — Catholic Historical Review
“Provides a fascinating picture of Austrian Jews and anti-Semites, which becomes even more compelling when it is set against the German experience.” — Times Literary Supplement
“It is difficult to imagine a better way of reconstructing popular attitudes in a day and age before pseudoscientific public opinion polls and electronic town meetings. . . The author makes it relentlessly clear that Judeophopia was both more virulent and pervasive in Austria before 1933 than elsewhere in Central or Western Europe. He demonstrates that it was embraced by every major party of the First Republic; that it had a significant impact on the development of the German variety; and that during the Second World War, Austrians played a notable role in both the evolution and execution of the Holocaust.” — German Studies Review
“Pauley’s judicious and comprehensive study demonstrates that, if anything, anti-Semitism was even more virulent in Austria than it was in Germany. Now it is possible to understand why Austrians were overrepresented among Hitler’s butchers.” — Donald L. Niewyk, Southern Methodist University
