Literature and Justice in Mid-Twentieth-Century Britain - Crimes and War Crimes (Hardcover)

Literature and Justice in Mid Twentieth Century Britain: Crime and War Crimes examines how ideas about crime, criminality, and judicial procedure that had developed in a domestic context influenced the representation and understanding of war crimes trials, victims of war crimes, and war criminals in post-Second World War Britain. The representation of Belsen concentration camp and the subsequent British-run trial of its personnel are a particular focal point. Drawing on a range of source material including life-writing, journalism, and detective fiction, as well as criminological and sociological works from this period, this book explains why the fate of the Jews and other victims of the Nazis was sometimes brought starkly into focus and sometimes marginalised in public discourse at this period. What remain are glimpses of the events now called the Holocaust, but glimpses that can be as powerful and as meaningful as more direct or explicit representations.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Mid-Century Studies Series
Release date:	2023
Authors:	editor
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-285823-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > War crimes > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Promotions
LSN:	0-19-285823-8
Barcode:	9780192858238

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