Ordinary drinkers'' and ordinary ''males''? alcohol, masculinity and atrocity in the Holocaust
TitreOrdinary drinkers'' and ordinary ''males''? alcohol, masculinity and atrocity in the Holocaust
Auteur
Call number940.5318072/0081
N° d'objet10847b
Lieu de publicationLeiden, Netherlands
EditeurFerdinand Schöningh
Année de publication
2019
Paginationpp30-42
MatérielArticle
NotesArticle from the book "Beyond ordinary men" : Christopher R. Browning and Holocaust historiography" pp30-42
Description
Christopher Browning's "Ordinary men" is one of the seminal works in the field of perpetrator studies for the Holocaust. The use of alcohol in facilitating mass atrocity is not surprising based on the long connection between the abuse of alcohol and drugs and the frequency of violent crime and homicide. The relationship of alcohol and sexual violence perpetrated against women is an important issue for evaluating the actions of SS men within the camps, the ghettos and killing fields