Perspectives On The Holocaust: Essays In Honor Of Raul Hilberg

by James S Pacy, Alan Wertheimer

Overview

This volume brings together original historical, literary, and philosophical analyses of the Holocaust by some of the world's leading scholars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367298227
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/31/2021
Pages:	195
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

JAMES S. PACY is Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Vermont.

Table of Contents

Introduction — Essays on the History of the Holocaust — Nazi Paperwork for the Final Solution — On the Purpose of the Wannsee Conference — Profits and Persecution: Corporate Involvement in the Holocaust — Beyond Warsaw and Łódź: Perpetrating the Holocaust in Poland — Nazi-Jewish Negotiations — Philosophical and Literary Analyses of the Holocaust — Through a Glass Darkly — Primo Levi: The Survivor as Victim — Elie Wiesel and Primo Levi — Raul Hilberg's "Minutiae": Their Impact on Philosophical and Religious Inquiries After Auschwitz — Personal Tributes — Raul Hilberg, Actor in Shoah — "Inescapable, and the Best": Tribute to Raul Hilberg

Editorial Reviews

This is an excellent three-part anthology of original articles by world renowned scholars, including Christopher Browning, Geroge Steiner, Alivn H. Rosenfeld and Richard L. Rubenstein, on three levels of the Holocaust. The second part focuses on the philosophical and literary analyses of the Holocaust with four essays, while the third consists of two personal tributes to Hilberg.

Jewish Book World

Seven essays from an April 1991 international conference at the University of Vermont and four additional contributions present historical, literary, and philosophical analyses of the Holocaust. Among the topics are the Nazi decision to implement the final solution, corporate involvement, the Holocaust in Poland, Nazi-Jewish negotiations, the writings of Primo Levi, and two tributes to Holocaust historian Hilberg. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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