In the Shadow of Death: Living Outside the Gates of Mauthausen
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
In the Shadow of Death: Living Outside the Gates of Mauthausen
By (Author) Gordon J. Horwitz
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Academic
25th February 2021
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Second World War
Modern warfare
War crimes
Social groups: religious groups and communities
Far-right political ideologies and movements
940.547243094362
Physical Properties
Paperback
246
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
367g
Description
This book states the fallacy of the notion that German and Austrian civilians were sheltered from the horrors of the Holocaust. The author examined the lives of those who lived in immediate proximity to Mauthausen, one of the Nazi's most vicious facilities in Austria, and found how individuals could reconcile themselves to the atrocities that took place under their noses. He argues that there was an almost total suspension of moral action. The book explores the life of the townspeople, the life of the inmates and the economic system established by the Nazis of which the camp was a part.
Author Bio
Gordon J. Horwitz is Professor of History at Illinois Wesleyan University, USA.
