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Autore |
Berkowitz Michael |
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Titolo |
The crime of my very existence : Nazism and the myth of Jewish criminality / / Michael Berkowitz |
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Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-77217-1 |
9786612772177 |
0-520-94068-7 |
1-4356-0199-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (355 p.) |
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Collana |
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An S. Mark Taper Foundation book in Jewish studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Antisemitism - Germany - History - 20th century |
National socialism |
Propaganda, German - History - 20th century |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Causes |
Jews - Germany - Public opinion |
Public opinion - Germany |
Germany Ethnic relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Above Suspicion? Facts, Myths, and Lies about Jews and Crime -- 2. The Construction of "Jewish Criminality" in Nazi Germany -- 3. The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of the Ghettos -- 4. Inverting the Innocent and the Criminal in Concentration Camps -- 5. Re-presenting Zionism as the Apex of Global Conspiracy -- 6. Lingering Stereotypes and Jewish Displaced Persons -- 7. Jewish DPs Confronting the Law: Prescriptions, Self-Perceptions, and Pride of Self-Control -- Epilogue: The Estonia Enigma -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Crime of My Very Existence investigates a rarely considered yet critical dimension of anti-Semitism that was instrumental in the conception and perpetration of the Holocaust: the association of Jews with criminality. Drawing from a rich body of documentary evidence, |
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