Assassins of Memory: Essays on the Denial of the Holocaust (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism)

Assassins of Memory is a passionate and painstaking look at one of the more curious realities of recent French cultural life: the prominence accorded to the phenomenon of revisionism. An attempt on the part of a tiny group of fanatics, often masquerading as scholars and researchers, to deny the existence of the gas chambers and horrors of Hitler's genocidal policies, revisionism is quietly gaining adherents. Contents Foreword Preface 1 A Paper Eichmann (1980) 2 On Faurisson and Chomsky (1981) 3 On the Side of the Persecuted (1981) 4 Theses on Revisionism (1985) 5 Assassins of Memory (1987) Notes Foreword Preface 1. A Paper Eichmann 2. On Faurisson and Chomsky 3. On the Side of the Persecuted 4. Theses on Revisionism Index A Paper Eichmann (1980) -- On Faurisson And Chomsky (1981) -- On The Side Of The Persecuted (1981) -- Theses On Revisionism (1985) -- Assassins Of Memory (1987). Pierre Vidal-naquet ; Translated And With A Foreword By Jeffrey Mehlman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 143-191) And Index. An account of one of the more curious realities of contemporary French culture: the prominence accorded to "revisionism". This is an attempt on the part of a specific group to deny the existence of Hitler's Holocaust. The study reveals the underlying causes of revisionism and its influence. A collection of articles, most of them published previously. Pp. 143-191 contain the endnotes to the articles. Contents: (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism)