Bibliograph

Denying history, who says the Holocaust never happened and why do they say it?, Michael Shermer & Alex Grobman ; foreword by Arthur Hertzberg

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Denying history, who says the Holocaust never happened and why do they say it?, Michael Shermer & Alex Grobman ; foreword by Arthur Hertzberg

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-304) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Denying history

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

43662082

Responsibility statement

Michael Shermer & Alex Grobman ; foreword by Arthur Hertzberg

Series statement

S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies

Sub title

who says the Holocaust never happened and why do they say it?

Summary

Denying History takes a bold and in-depth look at those who say the Holocaust never happened and explores the motivations behind such claims. While most commentators have dismissed the Holocaust deniers as antisemitic neo-Nazi thugs who do not deserve a response, historians Michael Shermer and Alex Grobman have immersed themselves in the minds and culture of these Holocaust "revisionists." In the process, they show how we can be certain that the Holocaust happened and, for that matter, how we can confirm any historical event. This edition is expanded with a new chapter and epilogue examining current, shockingly mainstream revisionism

Table Of Contents

A note on terminology : why Holocaust "revisionists" are really deniers -- Introduction : who speaks for the past? History and pseudohistory -- pt. 1. Free speech and history. Giving the devil his due : the free speech issue -- The noble dream : how we know anything happened in history -- pt. 2. Inside the denial movement. Who says the Holocaust never happened? : an inside look at the personalities and organizations -- Why they say the Holocaust never happened : the ideological agenda -- How deniers distort history : flaws, fallacies, and failings in the deniers' arguments -- pt. 3. Arguments and refutations. The crooked timber of Auschwitz : how concentration camps became extermination camps -- "For God's sake--terrible" : the scope and scale of the holocaust -- The evil of banality : the protocols of national socialism -- pt. 4. Truth and history. The rape of history : denial, revision, and the search for a true and meaningful past -- Epilogue : libel, denial, and the Holocaust trial

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