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War and Genocide |
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War and genocide.
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Print version record. |
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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 under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |
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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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English. |
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Levi, Primo -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Levi, Primo, 1919-1987 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJy8m4HfPq98X9MbyQ6HYP
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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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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence.
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Holocauste, 1939-1945 -- Aspect moral.
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Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Collaborateurs -- Aspect moral.
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Jewish studies.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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HISTORY -- Holocaust.
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Collaborationists
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Ethics
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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World War (1939-1945) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb |
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Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9Pg8WWKGbgjvXPmfy |
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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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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780857459916 |
| ISBN |
9780857459923 (electronic bk.) |
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0857459929 (electronic bk.) |
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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 bk.) |
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0857459910 (electronic bk.) |
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AU@ 000055924403 |
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AU@ 000066526499 |
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CHNEW 000640377 |
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CHNEW 001035214 |
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CHVBK 556236750 |
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DEBBG BV041632925 |
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GBVCP 896610144 |
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NZ1 15590002 |
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AU@ 000075629839 |
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