Germany Abolishes Itself

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Germany Abolishes Itself: How We're Putting Our Country in Jeopardy
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German-language book cover
Author Thilo Sarrazin
Original titleDeutschland schafft sich ab: Wie wir unser Land aufs Spiel setzen
Language German
Subject Dysgenics
Cultural criticism
Opposition to immigration
Genre Non-fiction
Publisher Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt
Publication date
2010
Publication place Germany
ISBN 978-3-421-04430-3

Germany Abolishes Itself: How We're Putting Our Country in Jeopardy (German title: Deutschland schafft sich ab: Wie wir unser Land aufs Spiel setzen) is a 2010 book by Thilo Sarrazin.

Contents

Themes

According to John Judis, Sarrazin argued for restricting Muslim immigration to Germany on the grounds that Muslims who had immigrated to Germany from Turkey and other Muslim countries had failed to assimilate into German society, lived culturally separate lives in densely Muslim neighborhoods, and that two thirds of Germany's Muslim immigrants were on welfare. [1]

Sarrazin argued that if immigration continued, Germany would, over time, become a predominantly Muslim country. [1]

Publication

The book "shot to the top of the bestseller list;" [1] It held the #1 spot on the German bestseller list for 21 weeks, [2] selling 1.5 million copies, [1] and becoming "Germany's best selling political nonfiction book, by a German author, of the decade." [3]

Reception

The book sparked heated debate. [4] Turkish-born social scientist Necla Kelek argued that Sarrazin's ideas on education and immigration should be debated, without condemning him, and that the political class declines to engage with his arguments. [5]

Journalist Simon Kuper has argued that, with over 1 million copies sold, Sarrazin had done more to publicize the concept of Eurabia than anybody else in Europe. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Judis, John (2018). The Nationalist Revival; Trade Immigration, and the Revolt Against Gobalization. Columbia Global Reports. p. 99. ISBN   9780999745403.
  2. "Books How the press reviewed Thilo Sarrazin's 'Hostile Takeover'". Deustche Welle. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. Nadine Arend (29 October 2010). "THILO SARRAZIN BREAKS ALL RECORDS". GfK Entertainment (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2018. Ein beispielloser Rekord: Thilo Sarrazin legt mit "Deutschland schafft sich ab" hierzulande das meistverkaufte Politik-Sachbuch eines deutschen Autors des Jahrzehnts hin.
  4. Snyder, Don (26 January 2011). "Anti-Muslim Book in Germany Continues to Tap Into Seething Anger Over Country's Minorities". Fox News. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  5. NECLA KELEK (30 August 2010). "A strike for liberation". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2018. Die Thesen von Thilo Sarrazin zu Bildung und Zuwanderung sollte man diskutieren, nicht den Autor verteufeln. Aber die politische Klasse, der seine Kritik gilt, verweigert sich der Debatte, argumentiert die Soziologin Necla Kelek.
  6. Simon Kuper (9 September 2011). "The end of Eurabia". Financial Times .

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