Probing the Limits of Categorization

The Bystander in Holocaust History

Nonfiction, History, Jewish, Holocaust, Modern, 20th Century, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: ISBN: 9781789200942
Publisher: Berghahn Books Publication: November 29, 2018
Imprint: Berghahn Books Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781789200942
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Publication: November 29, 2018
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Language: English

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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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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