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Reassessing the Nuremberg Military Tribunals : transitional justice, trial narratives, and historiography / edited by Kim C. Priemel and Alexa Stiller.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: War and genocide ; v. 16.Publication details: New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.Description: xii, 321 pages illustrationsISBN:
  • 9781283639736
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleLOC classification:
  • KZ1178 .R43 2012
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Contents:
Foreword / Michael R. Marrus -- Introduction : Nuremberg's narratives. Revising the legacy of the "subsequent trials" / Kim C. Priemel, Alexa Stiller -- The trials of Robert Kempner. From stateless immigrant to prosecutor of the foreign office / Dirk P�oppmann -- A judge, a prosecutor, and a mass murderer. Courtroom dynamics in the SS-Einsatzgruppen Trial / Hilary Earl -- Victims, witnesses, and the ethical legacy of the Nuremberg Medical Trial / Paul Weindling -- Semantics of extermination. The use of the new term of genocide in the Nuremberg Trials and the genesis of a master narrative / Alexa Stiller -- The SS as the "alibi of a nation"? Narrative continuities from the Nuremberg Trials to the 1960s / Jan Erik Schulte -- Tales of totalitarianism. Conflicting narratives in the industrialist cases at Nuremberg / Kim C. Priemel -- From clean hands to Vernichtungskrieg. How the High Command Case shaped the image of the Wehrmacht / Valerie H�ebert -- The power of images. Real and fictional roles of atrocity film footage at Nuremberg / Ulrike Weckel -- The fate of Nuremberg. The legacy and impact of the subsequent Nuremberg Trials in postwar Germany / Devin O. Pendas -- From IMT to NMT. The emergence of a jurisprudence of atrocity / Lawrence Douglas.
Summary: "For decades the history of the US Military Tribunals at Nuremberg (NMT) has been eclipsed by the first Nuremberg trial-the International Military Tribunal or IMT. The dominant interpretation-neatly summarized in the ubiquitous formula of "Subsequent Trials"--Ignores the unique historical and legal character of the NMT trials, which differed significantly from that of their predecessor. The NMT trials marked a decisive shift both in terms of analysis of the Third Reich and conceptualization of international criminal law. The first comprehensive examination of the NMT, this volume brings together diverse perspectives from the fields of law, history, and political science, exploring the genesis, impact, and legacy of the twelve Military Tribunals held at Nuremberg between 1946 and 1949"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-305) and index.

Foreword / Michael R. Marrus -- Introduction : Nuremberg's narratives. Revising the legacy of the "subsequent trials" / Kim C. Priemel, Alexa Stiller -- The trials of Robert Kempner. From stateless immigrant to prosecutor of the foreign office / Dirk P�oppmann -- A judge, a prosecutor, and a mass murderer. Courtroom dynamics in the SS-Einsatzgruppen Trial / Hilary Earl -- Victims, witnesses, and the ethical legacy of the Nuremberg Medical Trial / Paul Weindling -- Semantics of extermination. The use of the new term of genocide in the Nuremberg Trials and the genesis of a master narrative / Alexa Stiller -- The SS as the "alibi of a nation"? Narrative continuities from the Nuremberg Trials to the 1960s / Jan Erik Schulte -- Tales of totalitarianism. Conflicting narratives in the industrialist cases at Nuremberg / Kim C. Priemel -- From clean hands to Vernichtungskrieg. How the High Command Case shaped the image of the Wehrmacht / Valerie H�ebert -- The power of images. Real and fictional roles of atrocity film footage at Nuremberg / Ulrike Weckel -- The fate of Nuremberg. The legacy and impact of the subsequent Nuremberg Trials in postwar Germany / Devin O. Pendas -- From IMT to NMT. The emergence of a jurisprudence of atrocity / Lawrence Douglas.

"For decades the history of the US Military Tribunals at Nuremberg (NMT) has been eclipsed by the first Nuremberg trial-the International Military Tribunal or IMT. The dominant interpretation-neatly summarized in the ubiquitous formula of "Subsequent Trials"--Ignores the unique historical and legal character of the NMT trials, which differed significantly from that of their predecessor. The NMT trials marked a decisive shift both in terms of analysis of the Third Reich and conceptualization of international criminal law. The first comprehensive examination of the NMT, this volume brings together diverse perspectives from the fields of law, history, and political science, exploring the genesis, impact, and legacy of the twelve Military Tribunals held at Nuremberg between 1946 and 1949"--Provided by publisher.

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