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The fragility of empathy after the Holocaust / Carolyn J. Dean.

Publication | Not Digitized | Library Call Number: D804.348 .D43 2004

Overview

Format: Book
Author/Creator: Dean, Carolyn J. (Carolyn Janice), 1960-
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2004
Contents: Empathy, suffering, and Holocaust "pornography"
Goldhagen's celebrity, numbness, and writing history
Indifference and the language of victimization
Who was the "real" Hitler?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-195) and index.

Empathy, suffering, and Holocaust "pornography" -- Goldhagen's celebrity, numbness, and writing history -- Indifference and the language of victimization -- Who was the "real" Hitler?

Physical Details

Language: English
External Link: Table of contents
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ISBN: 0801441625
080148944X
Physical Description: ix, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Historiography. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Moral and ethical aspects. National socialism and homosexuality.

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