Beyond the Conceivable: Studies on Germany, Nazism, and the Holocaust Volume 20

by Dan Diner

Book Overview

The major essays of Dan Diner, who is widely read and quoted in Germany and Israel, are finally collected in an English edition. They reflect the author's belief that the Holocaust transcends traditional patterns of historical understanding and requires an epistemologically distinct approach. One can no longer assume that actors as well as historians are operating in the same conceptual universe, sharing the same criteria of rational discourse. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520213459
• ISBN13: 9780520213456
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"