Bibliograph

Beyond belief, the American press and the coming of the Holocaust, 1933-1945, Deborah E. Lipstadt

Type

Label

Beyond belief, the American press and the coming of the Holocaust, 1933-1945, Deborah E. Lipstadt

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-[357]) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Beyond belief

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

12419857

Responsibility statement

Deborah E. Lipstadt

Sub title

the American press and the coming of the Holocaust, 1933-1945

Summary

Examines the role of the American press in presenting the information known about the Jewish Holocaust during World War II to the American people in such a way that it fostered inaction and indifference

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Shaping the news -- I. Laying the foundation : Dateline Berlin: covering the Nazi whirlwind ; Making meaning of events ; The Olympic Games: Germany triumphant ; 1938: from Auschluss to Kristallnacht ; Barring the gates to children and refugee ships ; Fifth-column fears -- II. The final solution : Deportation to annihilation: the first reports ; Official confirmation ; Reluctant rescuers ; Witness to the persecution ; Against belief

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