In 1988, in what was probably one of the last trials of a Nazi war criminal and the first of such trials to take place in France, Klaus Barbie, the notorious "Butcher of Lyon", was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison. Yet despite the memories stirred, despite the verdict, to Alain Finkielkraut the trial was a moral failure. In Remembering in Vain , Finkielkraut maintains that the Barbie trial attests to the failure of international society to take responsibility for criminals of state. ...
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In 1988, in what was probably one of the last trials of a Nazi war criminal and the first of such trials to take place in France, Klaus Barbie, the notorious "Butcher of Lyon", was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison. Yet despite the memories stirred, despite the verdict, to Alain Finkielkraut the trial was a moral failure. In Remembering in Vain , Finkielkraut maintains that the Barbie trial attests to the failure of international society to take responsibility for criminals of state. Trying Barbie not only for actions against Jews but also for actions against the Resistance--actions heretofore considered war crimes, on which the statute of limitations had run out--blurred the definition of crimes against humanity. Finkielkraut finds most disturbing how seriously taken were the arguments of the defence. By manipulating the guilty conscience of the West, Barbie's Vietnamese-French, Congolese, and Algerian lawyers became accusers, disputing the special significance of the Holocaust and portraying nearly everyone as a Nazi--except the former Nazi himself. Finkielkraut points to the ultimate irony of this Third World defense of a Nazi.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 0231074646.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings With owner's name inside cover. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 9780231074643.
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Very good. Warped, bumps to cover, bumps and scratches to dust jacket No.1 BESTSELLERS-great prices, friendly customer service-usually dispatched within 24 hrs.
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HARDCOVER Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 102 p. European Perspectives: A Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Audience: General/trade.
This is an excellent, precise examination of exactly what its title says it is. It is not a book about the past: Alain Finkielkraut follows the wake from the Barbie trial up to the present day. Where other authours have been overwhelmed and seduced, Finkielkraut has instead thought and written clearly. Translated into English from the French by Roxanne Lapidus and Sima Godfrey. Introduction by Alice Y. Kaplan. Including Notes, Glossary, and Index, 102 pages.
