Denying History by Michael Shermer
An in-depth look at those who say the Holocaust never happened, this text explores the motivations behind such claims. Uncovering a complex social movement, the authors try to understand the Holocaust deniers, but also refute their points one by one.
"Holocaust denial gets an inventively thorough treatment in this important bookUsing the deniers' own words to tear down their arguments, Shermer and Grobman provide a clear method for determining the reality of past events and supply a powerful weapon for anyone who cares about learning from the credible historical record."-Publishers Weekly; "A useful supplement to Deborah Lipstadt's excellent 'Denying the Holocaust.' The authors took the trouble to become personally acquainted with the chief Holocaust deniers, a task which Lipstadt, understandably, disdained; they have thus added considerably to psychological understanding of the strange and irritating phenomenon of Holocaust denial."-The Times Literary Supplement; "A profusion of books on the Holocaust has tumbled from the presses recently, and Denying History deserves a prominent place in their midst, especially for its survey of the flaws, fallacies and failings in the deniers' arguments but also for the authors' discussion of related issues such as free speech."-The Financial Times; "Whether you have never had an interest in the Holocaust, or have always been passionately interested in it, or are sick and tired of hearing about it, you won't be able to stop reading this great, gripping story."-Jared Diamond, winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Guns, Germs, and Steel
Michael Shermer is the founder and publisher of Skeptic magazine, Director of the Skeptics Society, Adjunct Professor of the History of Science at Occidental College, and host of the Skeptics Lecture Series at Caltech. He is also the host of a national TV show called Exploring the Unknown (Fox Network) and the author of Why People Believe Weird Things (1997), and How We Believe: The Search for God in an Age of Science (1999). Alex Grobman is the founding editor in chief of the Simon Wiesenthal Center Annual, as well as the editor of In Defense of the Survivors: The Letters and Documents of Oscar A. Mintzer, AJDC Legal Advisor, Germany, 1945-46 (1999) and coeditor, with Rabbi Daniel Landes and Sybil Milton, of Genocide: Critical Issues of the Holocaust (1983).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520234697 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520234693 |
| Title | Denying History |
| Author | Michael Shermer |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2002-05-03 |
| Number of pages | 330 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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