Smith, Helmut Walser

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SMITH, Helmut Walser

SMITH, Helmut Walser. German, b. 1962. Genres: History. Career: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, associate professor of history, director of graduate studies, department of history, co-director, German studies, 1991-. Publications: German Nationalism and Religious Conflict: Culture, Ideology, Politics, 1870-1914, 1995; The Butcher's Tale: Murder and Anti- Semitism in a German Town, 2002. EDITOR: Protestants, Catholics, and Jews in Germany, 1800-1914, 2001; (with others) The Holocaust and Other Genocides: History, Representation, Ethics, 2002; (with C. Hoffmann and W. Bergmann) Exclusionary Violence: Antisemitic Riots in Modern German History, 2002. Contributor to journals and books. Address: Department of History, Vanderbilt University, 2201 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37235, U.S.A. Online address: Helmut.W.Smith@vanderbilt.edu

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