Hester Baer and Elizabeth Baer include an extensive introduction that situates Herbermann's work within current debates about gender and the Holocaust and provides historical and biographical information about Herbermann, Ravensbruck, and the Third Reich. Presenting herself as both a member of the collective German nation and as a victim of Nazi crimes, Herbermann used the story of her own persecution -- despite the fact that she considered herself a "good German" -- to convince fellow Germans to break with Nazi ideology and atone for Nazi crimes. In her narrative, Herbermann presents invaluable historical information about the daily operations of the largest concentration camp for women. However, it is the ambivalence and tension at the heart of Herbermann's narrative -- her reflection on hercompeting identities and victim status -- that make her memoir not only informative but compelling.
Students and scholars of Holocaust studies, German history and culture, and women's studies will welcome this complex and unusual addition to Holocaust literature.
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Hester Baer and Elizabeth Baer include an extensive introduction that situates Herbermann's work within current debates about gender and the Holocaust and provides historical and biographical information about Herbermann, Ravensbruck, and the Third Reich. Presenting herself as both a member of the collective German nation and as a victim of Nazi crimes, Herbermann used the story of her own persecution -- despite the fact that she considered herself a "good German" -- to convince fellow Germans to break with Nazi ideology and atone for Nazi crimes. In her narrative, Herbermann presents invaluable historical information about the daily operations of the largest concentration camp for women. However, it is the ambivalence and tension at the heart of Herbermann's narrative -- her reflection on hercompeting identities and victim status -- that make her memoir not only informative but compelling.
Students and scholars of Holocaust studies, German history and culture, and women's studies will welcome this complex and unusual addition to Holocaust literature.
Imprint | Wayne State University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | July 2004 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 2001 |
Editors | Hester Baer (Lecturer in German and Women's Studies, Washington University, USA), Elizabeth Baer (Professor of English, Gustavus Adolphus College, USA) |
Translators | Hester Baer (Lecturer in German and Women's Studies, Washington University, USA) |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 288 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8143-2920-7 |
Barcode | 9780814329207 |
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LSN | 0-8143-2920-9 |