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Hitler´s American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law
James Q. Whitman
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Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; JPFQ; JPQB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. .
How American race law provided a blueprint for Nazi Germany Nazism triumphed in Germany during the high era of Jim Crow laws in the United States. Did the American regime of racial oppression in any way inspire the Nazis? The unsettling answer is yes. In Hitler's American Model, James Whitman presents a detailed investigation of the American impact on the notorious Nuremberg Laws, the centerpiece anti-Jewish legislation of the Nazi regime. Contrary to those who have insisted that there was no meaningful connection between American and German racial repression, Whitman demonstrates that the Nazis took a real, sustained, significant, ... Read more
How American race law provided a blueprint for Nazi Germany Nazism triumphed in Germany during the high era of Jim Crow laws in the United States. Did the American regime of racial oppression in any way inspire the Nazis? The unsettling answer is yes. In Hitler's American Model, James Whitman presents a detailed investigation of the American impact on the notorious Nuremberg Laws, the centerpiece anti-Jewish legislation of the Nazi regime. Contrary to those who have insisted that there was no meaningful connection between American and German racial repression, Whitman demonstrates that the Nazis took a real, sustained, significant, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
7g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691172422
SKU
V9780691172422
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About James Q. Whitman
James Q. Whitman is the Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law at Yale Law School. His books include Harsh Justice, The Origins of Reasonable Doubt, and The Verdict of Battle. He lives in New York City.
Reviews for Hitler´s American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law
A small book, but powerful all out of proportion to its size in exposing a shameful history.
Kirkus Interesting and eye opening... In spite of the Nazis' disdain, to put it mildly, for our stated and evident liberal and democratic principles, they eagerly looked to the United States as the prime example for their own goals of protecting the ... Read more
Kirkus Interesting and eye opening... In spite of the Nazis' disdain, to put it mildly, for our stated and evident liberal and democratic principles, they eagerly looked to the United States as the prime example for their own goals of protecting the ... Read more