Overview
Bruno Dey's trial formed part of an extraordinary series of Holocaust cases brought by German prosecutors in recent years in a belated attempt to deliver justice to the victims and reverse decades of judicial neglect. It also surfaced at a pivotal moment for Germany and its thinking about the Holocaust. The Nazi genocide continues to occupy a crucial space in German public life, but many of the country's long-held certainties and convictions around the Holocaust are starting to fray. This reflects in part the passage of time, and the fact that the last surviving witnessesāvictims and perpetrators alikeāare rapidly fading away.
But itās also the result of profound changes in German politics and society. The far-right has made electoral gains andĀ is openly challenging the countryās historic commitment to Holocaust remembrance. At the sameĀ time, there is a small but vociferous group of intellectuals on the left who question Germanyās memory culture fromĀ a different angle, asking what political lessons the country should draw from the Holocaust today. Ā What does it mean for the countryās new Muslim citizens from SyriaĀ and Afghanistan, many of whom arrived with their own traumas, to be expected to assume the nationās guilt?Ā
Final Verdict investigates questions that touch on German history, politics, and memory culture, and on the authorās own family history.Ā BuckĀ revisits the silence that surrounds his own familyās experiences and conduct during the Nazi period. In the face of rising anti-Semitism in Germany, the United States, and globally, Final Verdict examines the case for Holocaust justice in the twenty-first centuryāand the lessons that Germany's struggle with its Nazi past holds for the world today.
This book title, Final Verdict (The Holocaust on Trial in the 21st Century), ISBN: 9780306832307, by Tobias Buck, published by Hachette Books (April 30, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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