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1 online resource (232 pages). |
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War and Genocide
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War and genocide.
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| Summary |
The Nazis' persecution of the Jews during the Holocaust included the creation of prisoner hierarchies that forced victims to cooperate with their persecutors. Many in the camps and ghettos came to hold so-called "privileged" positions, and their behavior has often been judged as self-serving and harmful to fellow inmates. Such controversial figures constitute an intrinsically important, frequently misunderstood, and often taboo aspect of the Holocaust. Drawing on Primo Levi's concept of the "grey zone," this study analyzes the passing of moral judgment on "privileged" Jews as represented by. |
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Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction -- ""Privileged"" Jews, Holocaust Representation, and the ""Limit"" of Judgment; Chapter 1 -- La ""Zona Grigia"": The Paradox of Judgment in Primo Levi's ""Gey Zone""; Chapter 2 -- The Judgment of ""Privileged"" Jews in the Work of Raul Hilberg; Chapter 3 -- Bridging History and Cinema: ""Privileged"" Jews in Claude Lanzmann's Shoah and Other Holocaust Documentaries; Chapter 4 -- Portraying ""Privileged"" Jews in Fiction Films: The Potential to Suspend Judgment?; Conclusion -- ""And What Would You Have Done?"" Negotiating the Paradoxical Bind. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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This work is licensed by Knowledge Unlatched under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |
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JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
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Levi, Primo, 1919-1987 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Levi, Primo, 1919-1987. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945) |
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World War (1939-1945) |
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Collaborationists -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Collaborationists. |
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence.
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1939-1945 |
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History |
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Holocaust ethics |
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Collaboration |
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Claude Lanzmann |
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Primo Levi |
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780857459916 |
| ISBN |
9780857459923 (electronic book) |
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0857459929 (electronic book) |
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1299950876 |
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9781299950870 |
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9781785336560 |
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1785336568 |
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9780857459916 (electronic book) |
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0857459910 (electronic book) |
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