TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bartov,Omer
TI  - Mirrors of destruction: war, genocide, and modern identity 
SN  - 0195077237
AV  - D804.348 .B37 2000eb
U1  - 940.53/18/072 21
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
KW  - Historiography
KW  - Genocide
KW  - Ethnicity
KW  - World War, 1914-1918
KW  - Influence
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - Germany
KW  - Memory
KW  - Holocauste, 1939-1945
KW  - Historiographie
KW  - Ethnicité
KW  - Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918
KW  - Opinion publique
KW  - Allemagne
KW  - ethnicity
KW  - aat
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - Holocaust
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
KW  - France
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 20e siècle
KW  - Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Historiography
KW  - Electronic book
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - gtlm
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-287) and index; 1. Fields of glory -- 2. Grand illusions -- 3. Elusive enemies -- 4. Apocalyptic visions -- Conclusions
N2  - 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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