Utopia and violence: visions of perfection and practices of purification
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Utopia and violence: visions of perfection and practices of purification
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number940.5318/0043
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]05548A
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Evanston, Illinois, United States
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Northwestern University Press
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2002
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp5-30
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]0810119161
NotesArticle from the book 'Lessons and legacies' Vol.V pp5-30
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Bartov picks up a quasi-religious theme in setting a larger context for the Holocaust. These attempts involved setting boundaries, which allows people to lay grandiose plans for the in-group, and destructive ones for those on the out. What has made the utopian planning so dangerous has been the use of advanced technology and the power of the modern state