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Eichmann before Jerusalem, the unexamined life of a mass murderer, Bettina Stangneth ; translated from the German by Ruth Martin

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Eichmann before Jerusalem, the unexamined life of a mass murderer, Bettina Stangneth ; translated from the German by Ruth Martin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-555) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Eichmann before Jerusalem

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

868225783

Responsibility statement

Bettina Stangneth ; translated from the German by Ruth Martin

Sub title

the unexamined life of a mass murderer

Summary

"A total re-assessment of the life of Adolf Eichmann that reveals his activities and notoriety amongst a global network of National Socialists following the collapse of the Third Reich, and permanently undermines Hannah Arendt's often-cited notion of the "banality of evil.""--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

"My name became a symbol." The path into the public eye -- The postwar career of a name -- Detested anonymity -- Interlude. A false trail in the Middle East -- Eichmann in Argentina. Life in the "promised land" -- Home front -- One good turn -- The so-called Sassen Interviews. Eichmann the author -- Eichmann in conversation -- A false sense of security -- A change of role. Eichmann in Jerusalem

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