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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465132103321

Autore

Weissmark Mona Sue

Titolo

Justice matters [[electronic resource] ] : legacies of the Holocaust and World War II / / Mona Sue Weissmark

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

1-280-50273-8

1-60256-759-X

0-19-534803-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

940.53/18

Soggetti

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Influence

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Germany - Influence

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Germany - Public opinion

Children of Holocaust survivors - Attitudes

Children of Nazis - Germany - Attitudes

Public opinion - Germany

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-191) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Background; 3 Justice as Intergenerational; 4 Justice as Interpersonal; 5 Justice Has Two Sides; 6 Justice as Compassion; 7 Concluding Remarks; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Springing from an unprecedented meeting between the sons and daughters of the Holocaust and the children of Nazis, ""Justice Matters: Legacies of the Holocaust and World War II"" examines the psychology of hatred and ethnic resentments passed from generation to generation. Weissmark, a social psychologist and the child of Holocaust survivors, argues that justice is quite naturally shaped by emotional responses. In the face of unjust treatment, the natural response is resentment and deep anger - and a desire for revenge. While legal systems offer a structured means for redressing injustice, it