Language:
English
Year of publication:
1988
Titel der Quelle:
Yad Vashem Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
19 (1988) 115-149
Keywords:
Nolte, Ernst,
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Historiography
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
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National socialism Historiography
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Holocaust denial
Abstract:
Traces the development of German historian Ernst Nolte’s views on Nazism and on the Holocaust through his writings published between 1963-1987. States that in the 1970s Nolte’s growing scholarly output began to show signs of his tendency to offer biased and erroneous assessments, buttressed by dubious historical analogies. Analyzes Nolte’s major arguments - mainly three: that the atrocities perpetrated by Nazi Germany cannot be considered as unique; that the Nazi persecutions of the Jews were not devoid of a basis in reality, and can even be traced to provocations by the Jews; and the need for "historicization" or "relativization" of National Socialism. Quotes from Nolte’s works, pointing to the errors and bias of his views, which are close to those of Holocaust deniers.
Note:
See also in Hebrew. Also appeared in Hebrew in his collected articles
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סוגיות בחקר השואה" (תשסט) 208-232
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