Hidden Holocaust? by Gunter Grau

Hidden Holocaust?

Gay and Lesbian Persecution in Germany 1933-45

Gunter Grau

The persecution of lesbians and gay men by the Nazis is a subject that has been constantly debated during the last decade, providing a theme for books, articles, and plays. Until recently the discussion has remained speculative: most of the relevant documents were stored in closed East German archives, and access was denied to scholars and researchers. As a result of the unification of East and West Germany, these archives are now open. Hidden Holocaust, by the German scholars Gunter Grau and Claudia Shoppmann of Humboldt Uinversity, Berlin, demonstrates that the eradication of homosexuals was a declared gol of the Nazis even before they took power in 1933, and provide proof of the systematic anti-gay campaigns, the methods used tjo justify discrimination, and the incarceration mutilation and murder of gay men and women in Nazi concentration camps. A chilling but groud-breaking work in gay and lesbian studies.

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Details

ISBN 9780304329564
Genre LGBT Studies/Social Sciences
Publication Date Jul-95
Publisher Cassell
Format Trade Paperback
No. of Pages 288
Language English
Rating NotRated
BookID 5376

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