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Eichmann before Jerusalem : the unexamined life of a mass murderer / Bettina Stangneth ; translated from the German by Ruth Martin.

Author/creator Stangneth, Bettina author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Descriptionxxv, 579 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Uniform titleEichmann vor Jerusalem. English
Contents "My name became a symbol." The path into the public eye -- The postwar career of a name -- Detested anonymity -- Interlude. A false trail in the Middle East -- Eichmann in Argentina. Life in the "promised land" -- Home front -- One good turn -- The so-called Sassen Interviews. Eichmann the author -- Eichmann in conversation -- A false sense of security -- A change of role. Eichmann in Jerusalem.
Abstract "A total re-assessment of the life of Adolf Eichmann that reveals his activities and notoriety amongst a global network of National Socialists following the collapse of the Third Reich, and permanently undermines Hannah Arendt's often-cited notion of the "banality of evil.""-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 535-555) and index.
Genre/formBiography.
LCCN 2014001031
ISBN9780307959676 (hardback)
ISBN0307959678 (hardback)
Standard identifier# 40023995335

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Joyner General Stacks DD247 .E5 S7313 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold