"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, including memoirs and little-studied photographs, Michael Berkowitz traces the myths and realities pertinent to the discourse on "Jewish criminality" from the eighteenth century through the Weimar Republic, into the complex Nazi assault on the Jews, and extending into postwar Europe.
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Investigates a dimension of anti-Semitism that was instrumental in the conception and perpetration of the Holocaust: the association of Jews with criminality. This book traces the myths and realities pertinent to the discourse on "Jewish criminality" from the 18th century through the Weimar Republic, into the complex Nazi assault on the Jews.
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List of 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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"Making excellent use of rich archival resources, Berkowitz has constructed a tightly argued study... A worthwhile, suggestive investigation that belongs in every library." Choice
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780520251144
Publisert
2007-09-03
Utgiver
Vendor
University of California Press
Vekt
499 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
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