Mirrors of destruction : war, genocide, and modern identity / Omer Bartov.

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Bartov, Omer

Material type: Text

TextSeries: OUP E-BooksPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 302 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0195077237
9780195077230
9780198023982
0198023987
128044259X
9781280442599
9786610442591
6610442592
9781601298980
1601298986

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mirrors of destruction.DDC classification:

940.53/18/072 21

LOC classification:

D804.348 .B37 2000eb

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Contents:

1. Fields of glory -- 2. Grand illusions -- 3. Elusive enemies -- 4. Apocalyptic visions -- Conclusions.

Summary: This book examines the relationship between total war, state-organized genocide, and the emergence of modern identity. Omer Bartov demonstrates that, in the twentieth century, there have been intimate links between military conflict, mass murder of civilian populations, and the definition and categorization of groups and individuals. The Holocaust, he argues, can only be understood within the context of the century's predilection to apply systematic and destructive methods to resolve conflicts over identity. His study follows the changing relationships between Jews and non-Jews in France and Germany from the outbreak of World War I to the present. He takes a close look at the glorification of war between 1914-18 and examines the pacifist reaction in interwar France to show how it contributed to a climate of collaboration with dictatorship and mass murder. He also provides detailed analyses of modern apocalyptic visions and pursuits for internal enemies. The book is an important new perspective on some of the most crucial issues of our time.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-287) and index.

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This book examines the relationship between total war, state-organized genocide, and the emergence of modern identity. Omer Bartov demonstrates that, in the twentieth century, there have been intimate links between military conflict, mass murder of civilian populations, and the definition and categorization of groups and individuals. The Holocaust, he argues, can only be understood within the context of the century's predilection to apply systematic and destructive methods to resolve conflicts over identity. His study follows the changing relationships between Jews and non-Jews in France and Germany from the outbreak of World War I to the present. He takes a close look at the glorification of war between 1914-18 and examines the pacifist reaction in interwar France to show how it contributed to a climate of collaboration with dictatorship and mass murder. He also provides detailed analyses of modern apocalyptic visions and pursuits for internal enemies. The book is an important new perspective on some of the most crucial issues of our time.

1. Fields of glory -- 2. Grand illusions -- 3. Elusive enemies -- 4. Apocalyptic visions -- Conclusions.

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