Historians at the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial - Their Role as Expert Witnesses (Paperback)

The Frankfurt Auschwitz trial was a milestone event in West German history. Between 1963 and 1965, twenty-two former Auschwitz personnel were tried in Frankfurt am Main. It was a trial that saw the engagement of four of the nation's leading historians as expert witnesses - Martin Broszat, Hans Buchheim, Helmut Krausnick, and Hans-Adolf Jacobsen - appointed by the prosecution to give evidence pertaining to the historical and organisational context of the Holocaust. Following the trial, the reports of these historians were published in a bestselling book, Anatomie des SS-Staates. Mathew Turner here investigates the relationship between the trial and this publication. In recent years, more attention has been paid to the intersection between history and law that accompanies historians' entry into the courtroom. Very little, however, has been written about this intersection with a focus on a single case study. Based on original research in several German archives and first-hand interviews, Turner addresses these connections through a study of West Germany's most famous trial, and the monumental work of history produced from the engagement of historical expertise in court.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2020
Authors:	Mathew Turner
Dimensions:	216 x 135mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7556-0668-9
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Fascism & Nazism Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Humanities > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Promotions
LSN:	0-7556-0668-X
Barcode:	9780755606689

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