Beyond Justice : : The Auschwitz Trial / / Rebecca Wittmann.

In 1963, West Germany was gripped by a dramatic trial of former guards who had worked at the Nazi death camp Auschwitz. It was the largest and most public trial to take place in the country and attracted international attention. Using the pretrial files and extensive trial audiotapes, Rebecca Wittma...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (360 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Illustrations --
Introduction --
1. Pretrial History --
2. Pretrial Investigations --
3. The Indictment --
4. The Trial --
5. The Summations and the Judgment --
6. The Response to the Verdict --
Abbreviations --
Pretrial Chronicle, March 1958-October 1963 --
SS and Concentration Camp Ranks --
Judges, Jury, Prosecutors, Defense Lawyers, and Defendants --
The Verdict --
Notes --
Primary Sources --
Acknowledgments --
Index
Summary:In 1963, West Germany was gripped by a dramatic trial of former guards who had worked at the Nazi death camp Auschwitz. It was the largest and most public trial to take place in the country and attracted international attention. Using the pretrial files and extensive trial audiotapes, Rebecca Wittmann offers a fascinating reinterpretation of Germany's first major attempt to confront its past.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674045293
9783110756067
9783110442205
DOI:10.4159/9780674045293
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Rebecca Wittmann.