The victims of slavery, colonization, and the Holocaust : a comparative history of persecution / Kitty Millet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Millet, Kitty, author.

Series:

A modern history of politics and violence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victims--Case studies.

Victims.

Slavery--Historiography.

Slavery.

Colonization--Historiography.

Colonization.

Holocaust victims--Historiography.

Holocaust victims.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2017]

Summary:

" The Victims of Slavery, Colonization and the Holocaust provides a sophisticated investigation into the experience of being exterminated, as felt by victims of the Holocaust, and compares and contrasts this with the experiences of people who have been colonised or enslaved. Using numerous victim accounts and a wide range of primary sources, this book moves away from the 'continuity thesis', which regularly conflates and oversimplifies studies of the Holocaust in relation to other historical examples of mass political violence, to look at the victim experience on its own terms. By affording each constituent case study its own distinctive aspects, The Victims of Slavery, Colonization and the Holocaust allows for a more enriching comparison of victim experience to be made. It is an important, innovative volume for all students of the Holocaust, genocide and the history of mass political violence. "-- Provided by publisher.

"An exploration of the Holocaust victim experience that comparatively contrasts the differing experiences of colonised peoples and slaves in early America"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Introduction

Part I - 'Being' Exterminated

1. Neither Race nor Ethnicity: The Construction of an Exterminated Community

2. Ontologically Pure Space

Part 2 - 'Being' Colonized

3. Both Race and Ethnicity: The Construction of a Subaltern Community

4. Following the Dialectic to Produce the Colonizer

Part III - 'Being' Enslaved

5. To Imagine 'Being' Free

6. The Social Institution of Slavery and the Constitution of the Slave Owning Subject

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781474219105 (online)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.