Probing the Limits of Categorization

Probing the Limits of Categorization
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 372
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ISBN-10 : 9781789200942
ISBN-13 : 1789200946
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Book Synopsis Probing the Limits of Categorization by : Christina Morina

Download or read book Probing the Limits of Categorization written by Christina Morina and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the three categories that Raul Hilberg developed in his analysis of the Holocaust—perpetrators, victims, and bystanders—it is the last that is the broadest and most difficult to pinpoint. Described by Hilberg as those who were “once a part of this history,” bystanders present unique challenges for those seeking to understand the decisions, attitudes, and self-understanding of historical actors who were neither obviously the instigators nor the targets of Nazi crimes. Combining historiographical, conceptual, and empirical perspectives on the bystander, the case studies in this book provide powerful insights into the complex social processes that accompany state-sponsored genocidal violence.


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