Sexualized violence against women during the Nazi 'racial' persecution
TitoloSexualized violence against women during the Nazi 'racial' persecution
Autore
Call number940.5318082/0046
Numero oggetto07409b
Luogo di pubblicazioneWaltham, Massachusetts, United States, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
Anno di pubblicazione
2010
Paginazionepp29-44
MaterialeArticle
SerieHBI series on Jewish women
ISBN9781584659051
NotesArticle from the book 'Sexual violence against Jewish women during the Holocaust' pp29-44
Descrizione
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