Sexualized violence against women during the Nazi 'racial' persecution
TítuloSexualized violence against women during the Nazi 'racial' persecution
Autor
Call number940.5318082/0046
Número del objeto07409b
Lugar de publicaciónWaltham, Massachusetts, United States, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
Año de publicación
2010
Paginaciónpp29-44
MaterialArticle
SerieHBI series on Jewish women
ISBN9781584659051
NotesArticle from the book 'Sexual violence against Jewish women during the Holocaust' pp29-44
Descripción
In Nazi concentration camps there were specific prevailing conditions for sexual violence against women. The SS had complete power over prisoners, and extreme exploitation, abuse and dehumanizaion characterized daily life. This was partly determined by the Nazi racial ideology. Some forms of sexualized violence, such as forced abortion, sterilization and 'medical' experiments also took place