Holocaust denial as an international movement [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen E. Atkins

• Autore: Atkins Stephen E
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.53/1818
• Soggetto topico: Holocaust denial literature - History and criticism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-288) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Background leading to the Holocaust -- Hitler's antisemitism and its impact on the antisemitic policies in Germany during the Third Reich -- Implementation of the final solution -- French Holocaust denial -- German Holocaust deniers -- British Holocaust denial -- Other European Holocaust deniers -- Early American Holocaust denial -- Influence of the Institute of Historical Review on Holocaust denial -- Canadian Holocaust deniers -- Holocaust denial in the Muslim world -- Holocaust denial elsewhere in the world.
• Sommario/riassunto: The end of World War II saw an emergence of Holocaust dissention that began in Europe and has since developed into an international movement with adherents in almost every country in the world. At first, this denial was fueled by the desire to rehabilitate Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime in an effort to reestablish a neo-Nazi state. In the following years, coupled with the renewal of anti-Semitism, this dissent has been used as a means of denying the legitimacy of the state of Israel. Despite these motivations, the ultimate cause for concern is in the way this denial attracts its members by b
• Titolo autorizzato: Holocaust denial as an international movement
• ISBN: 1-282-53511-0; 0-313-34539-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459324203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II