Surviving the Camps: Unity in Adversity During the Holocaust

Surviving the Camps: Unity in Adversity During the Holocaust
ISBN-10
0761816305
ISBN-13
9780761816300
Category
History
Pages
209
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Studies in the Shoah Series
Author
Paul Robert Bartrop

Description

Based on accounts by survivors, disputes Bruno Bettelheim's psychoanalytic, individual-oriented theory about prisoners' submission to Nazi values. Attributes survival in concentration camps to social activity, which served individual needs without harming others. Argues that group bonding was not appreciated by Bettelheim due to his approach and his selectivity of survivor accounts. Draws on a more authoritative, representative sample. Chs. 1-2 present a history of the camps and discuss how they were administered; ch. 3 uses survivor testimony to explain camp life; chs. 4-5 discuss the views of Bettelheim and his opponents; chs. 6-8 explore the concentration camp experience through the eyes of prisoners; ch. 9 presents conclusions about surviving in the camps.

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