| The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial, 1963-1965: Genocide, History, and the Limits of the Law Contributor(s): Pendas, Devin O. (Author) |
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ISBN: 052112798X ISBN-13: 9780521127981 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $33.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Germany - History | Holocaust - Law | Legal History |
| Dewey: 345.430 |
| LCCN: 2010455243 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 362 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany - Topical - Holocaust - Chronological Period - 1960's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Frankfurt Auschwitz trial was the largest, most public, and most important trial of Holocaust perpetrators conducted in West German courts. Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, Devin O. Pendas provides a comprehensive history of this momentous event. Situating the trial in a thorough analysis of West German criminal law, the book argues that in confronting systematic, state-sponsored genocide, the Frankfurt court ran up against the limits of law. This book provides a compelling account of the divided response to the trial among the West German public. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pendas, Devin O.: - Devin O. Pendas is Associate Professor of History at Boston College. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago and is the recipient of grants from the German Academic Exchange Service and the MacArthur Foundation. His articles have appeared in the Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities and Traverse: Zeitschift fur Geschichte/Revue d'histore, as well as in a number of edited volumes. |
