Probing the Limits of Categorization: The Bystander in Holocaust History (War and Genocide Book 27)

Intro; Probing the Limits of Categorization; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; Part I. Approaches; Chapter 1. Bystanders; Chapter 2. Raul Hilberg and His "Discovery" of the Bystander; Chapter 3. Bystanders as Visual Subjects; Chapter 4. "I am not, what I am"; Chapter 5. The Many Shades of Bystanding; Chapter 6. The Dutch Bystander as Non-Jew and Implicated Subject; Part II. History; Chapter 7. Photographing Bystanders; Chapter 8. The Imperative to Act; Chapter 9. Martin Heidegger's Nazi Conscience; Chapter 10. Natura Abhorret Vacuum;"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"-- Intro Probing the Limits of Categorization Copyright Contents Illustrations Introduction Part I. Approaches Chapter 1. Bystanders Chapter 2. Raul Hilberg and His "Discovery" of the Bystander Chapter 3. Bystanders as Visual Subjects Chapter 4. "I am not, what I am" Chapter 5. The Many Shades of Bystanding Chapter 6. The Dutch Bystander as Non-Jew and Implicated Subject Part II. History Chapter 7. Photographing Bystanders Chapter 8. The Imperative to Act Chapter 9. Martin Heidegger's Nazi Conscience Chapter 10. Natura Abhorret Vacuum Chapter 11. Defiant Danes and Indifferent Dutch?Chapter 12. The Notion of Social Reactivity Part III. Memory Chapter 13. Ordinary, Ignorant, and Noninvolved? Chapter 14. Hidden in Plain View Chapter 15. Stand by Your Man Chapter 16. "Bystanders" in Exhibitions at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Epilogue I. A Brief Plea for the Historicization of the Bystander Epilogue II. Saving the Bystander Index 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 Edited By Christina Morina And Krijn Thijs. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "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" --Provided by publisher