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Modernity and the Holocaust 1989

By Zygmunt Bauman

  • Sociological aspects, Psychological aspects of Genocide, Sociological aspects of Genocide, Political aspects of Genocide

A new afterword to this edition, "The duty to remember, but What?," tackles difficult issues of guilt and innocence on the individual and societal levels. Bauman explores the silences found in debates about the Holocaust, and asks what the historical facts of the Holocaust tell us about the hidden capacities of present-day life.

Sociological aspectsPsychological aspects of GenocideSociological aspects of GenocidePolitical aspects of GenocideGenocidePsychological aspectsHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)Political aspectsCausesSocial aspectsModern CivilizationModern Ethics

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