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It is understandable that earlier chroniclers (and survivors) of the Nazi genocide, such as Primo Levi and Elie Wiesel, would have difficulty approaching it with the scholar's objectivity or compulsion to examine all sides of the issue--indeed, in Levi's mind, trying to understand the motivations of the Nazis was tantamount to endorsing them. Clendinnen, an expert in ancient Mayan and Aztec cultures, carefully differentiates between comprehending one's subject and identifying with it. She suggests that only by understanding the minds behind the Final Solution--and not just Hitler and Himmler but the average man in the street and buck private in the army, as well--can we hope to place the Holocaust in historical context. The author divides her study into three parts: in the first (and perhaps most controversial), she discusses the problems inherent in eyewitness accounts; in the second, she examines Nazi psychology; and in the last section, she looks at artistic representations of the Holocaust. Throughout, she amply represents the views of important Holocaust commentators and the many theories that abound. Best of all, she does it in highly readable prose. Reading the Holocaust is a thoughtful, provocative look at an old and troubling question.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'With the profound moral concern of the best general reader, one of our finest historians brings the Holocaust close up and stares the Medusa down. Inga Clendinnen claims for history the same power as poetry or fiction to enter the silences and make them speak.' David Malouf Provides the reader with an extraordinary account and analysis of all areas of this chilling period of history: from the witnesses and survivors of death camps such as Prmio Levi and Charlotte Delbo, the motivations of the "desk-murderers" and the psychology of the murderers in the police battalions and the SS in the camps. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781876485351
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'With the profound moral concern of the best general reader, one of our finest historians brings the Holocaust close up and stares the Medusa down. Inga Clendinnen claims for history the same power as poetry or fiction to enter the silences and make them speak.' David Malouf Provides the reader with an extraordinary account and analysis of all areas of this chilling period of history: from the witnesses and survivors of death camps such as Prmio Levi and Charlotte Delbo, the motivations of the "desk-murderers" and the psychology of the murderers in the police battalions and the SS in the camps. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781876485351
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'With the profound moral concern of the best general reader, one of our finest historians brings the Holocaust close up and stares the Medusa down. Inga Clendinnen claims for history the same power as poetry or fiction to enter the silences and make them speak.' David Malouf Provides the reader with an extraordinary account and analysis of all areas of this chilling period of history: from the witnesses and survivors of death camps such as Prmio Levi and Charlotte Delbo, the motivations of the "desk-murderers" and the psychology of the murderers in the police battalions and the SS in the camps. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781876485351