{"product_id":"personal-names-hitler-and-the-holocaust-9781498525978","title":"Personal Names Hitler and the Holocaust","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides readers with an increased understanding of and sensitivity to the many powerful ways in which personal names are used by both perpetrators and victims during wartime.  Whether to declare allegiance or seek refuge, names are routinely used to survive under life-threatening conditions.  To illustrate this point, this book concentrates on one of the most terrifying and yet fascinating periods of modern history: the Holocaust.  More specifically, this book will examine the different ways in which personal names were used by Nationalist Socialists and targeted victims of their genocidal ideology. Although there are many excellent scientific and popular works which have dealt with the Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, to my knowledge, there are none which have examined the importance of naming during this period.  This oversight is significant when one considers the incredible importance of personal names during this time. For example, many people are aware of the fact that \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides a unique socio-onomastic perspective on the Holocaust. The author’s impeccable scholarship and ability to craft a narrative structure that depicts the horrors of the Nazi genocide through personalized accounts of the victims as individuals is exceptional. This is the best book that I have read in the past decade. -- Frank Nuessel, University of Louisville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface List of Abbreviations Chapter 1\tNames, Naming, National Security, and Personal Liberty in the USA  Chapter 2\tThe National Socialist Policy of Onomastic Apartheid    Chapter 3\tNational Socialist Practices for Naming the Power Elite  Chapter 4\tThe Hunt for Sarah and Israel  Chapter 5\tDenazification in Name Only?   Chapter 6\tNames and Aliases of Male Nazi War Criminals  Chapter 7\tThe Names and Aliases of Female Nazi War Criminals   Chapter 8\tNames Stories of Shoah Survivors   Chapter 9\tNaming Names, Recovering Identities for the Past and the Future  References","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040687391063,"sku":"9781498525978","price":119.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498525978.jpg?v=1750947518","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/personal-names-hitler-and-the-holocaust-9781498525978","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}