Facing the Extreme Tzvetan Todorov

Name: Facing the Extreme By Tzvetan Todorov
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Facing the Extreme by Tzvetan Todorov

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Summary

First published in early 1999, this historical study of the human capacity for compassion focuses on the Nazi concentration camps and the Soviet gulag. Using eyewitness accounts, Todorov creates a portrait of the conduct of those who ran the camps and those who were the victims revealing dignity, care, compassion and solidarity.

Facing the Extreme Summary

Facing the Extreme: Moral Life in the Concentration Camps by Tzvetan Todorov

Focusing on the Nazi concentration camps and Stalinist gulags, this book examines the human capacity for moral behaviour. Drawing on the testimonies of survivors and eyewitnesses, the author creates a vivid portrait of the conduct of those who ran the camps and those who suffered therein.

About Tzvetan Todorov

Tzvetan Todorov is Director of Research at the Centre National de Recherches in Paris.

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Sku

GOR001599352

ISBN 13

9780753809501

ISBN 10

0753809508

Title

Facing the Extreme: Moral Life in the Concentration Camps by Tzvetan Todorov

Author

Tzvetan Todorov

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Orion Publishing Co

Year published

20000203

Number of pages

320

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