Det 20de Århundre ("The Twentieth Century") was a periodical published by the Norwegian Labour Party. It was based in Oslo.
History and profile
Its purpose was to print background articles on ideology and issues. For news, the party had a full network of newspapers, with Arbeiderbladet (earlier names: Vort Arbeide and Social-Demokraten) as the leading organ.
Editor from 1920 to 1923 was Arvid G. Hansen. From 1929 its editor was Håkon Meyer, but he was fired in 1934 for deviating political views. From 1936 it was edited by Arne Ording and Finn Moe.
In 1911 it published a text which was written by internationally known anti-Semite Theodor Fritsch, and translated by the Norwegian anti-Semitic writer Eivind Saxlund. Saxlund had also written a preface. The text was both anti-Semitic and racist in general. The periodical printed a rebuttal in the next issue, but in 1912 Saxlund had an article of his own in print. In it, he lamented a recent "coolie shipment" of 25 Galician labour immigrants; this he perceived as a threat because of possible "miscegenation".
References
- Siri Haavie (9 April 2003). "Sterilization in Norway - a dark chapter?". Eurozine. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- Det 20de °arhundre tidsskrift for Det Norske Arbeiderparti. WorldCat. OCLC 648900684. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- Jensen, Lill-Ann. "Arvid G Hansen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- Pryser, Tore. "Håkon Meyer". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- Eriksen, Knut Einar. "Arne Ording". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- Eriksen, Knut Einar. "Finn Moe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- Christensen, Olaf Sunde (1998). Jøder og Gojim. Mottakelsen av et antisemittisk skrift fra 1910 (in Norwegian). University of Oslo: Institute of History. p. 89.
- Christensen, 1998: p. 90
- Christensen, 1998: p. 91
- Christensen, 1998: pp. 91–93