Holocaust denial : demographics, testimonies, and ideologies / John C. Zimmerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zimmerman, John C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holocaust denial.

Holocaust denial literature--History and criticism.

Holocaust denial literature.

Physical Description:

xiv, 406 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2000]

Summary:

Zimmerman's work is the only book that comprehensively examines the underlying arguments of Holocaust denial. He goes into great depth on the actual arguments that deniers use. Holocaust Denial examines their methodology, use of sources and reasoning process. Historians have been very reluctant to examine denier arguments because they do not want to draw attention to them. But this movement is gaining ground in Europe and Canada, and will only become stronger as the World War II generation passes away. This book will debunk all of the denier arguments. Zimmerman will finally provide the reader who is interested in the actual arguments of denial a means to evaluate their legitimacy. The true value of this book will be realized when the last of that generation is gone. This book is of value to historians and Holocaust scholars, as well as anyone interested in the Holocaust and the denial movement.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Poland's Demographics 3

Chapter 2 Soviet Union Demographics 27

Chapter 3 Hungarian Demographics 41

Chapter 4 Auschwitz Memoirs 53

Chapter 5 Victim Testimony 69

Chapter 6 Perpetrator Testimony 91

Chapter 7 Ideologies and Representations 119

Chapter 8 David Irving and Theodore Kaufman 141

Chapter 9 Gas Chambers: The "Science" of Holocaust Denial 173

Chapter 10 Crematoria and Burning Pits 205

Appendix I Netherlands' Deportations 255

Appendix II Deportations From Salonika 258

Appendix III Report by the Institute for Forensic Research from Cracow Poland 263

Appendix IV Report on Auschwitz Photos / Carroll Lucas 276.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-397) and index.

ISBN:

0761818219

0761818227

OCLC:

44769005