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ISBN: 9781509502905
Year: 2016
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 300
Explore the chilling insights of Stefan Kühl in this essential read that examines the role of ordinary organizations in the systematic annihilation of European Jews during the Holocaust. A must-have for anyone interested in the profound implications of organizational behavior in times of extreme violence, this groundbreaking book delves into how membership in state organizations facilitated mass killings.
Kühl’s meticulous research into the Hamburg reserve police battalions captures how everyday individuals, motivated by diverse factors such as coercion, financial incentives, and peer influence, became agents of brutality. Through detailed case studies, readers will understand how ordinary men, drawn from typical professions, were incentivized to engage in horrific atrocities like ghetto liquidations and mass shootings.
The author’s analysis is pivotal for understanding the Holocaust's complexities, highlighting how organizational pressures shaped individual actions. This volume serves as an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and anyone intrigued by genocide studies, modern history, and the psychology of violence.
Dive into this compelling examination of the intersection between ordinary life and extraordinary evil, and grasp how organizations can shape individual morality under dire circumstances. Enhance your library with this critical exploration of history today.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509502905
Year: 2016
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 300
Description:
During the Holocaust, 99 percent of all Jewish killings were carried out by members of state organizations. In this groundbreaking book, Stefan KĂĽhl offers a new analysis of the integral role that membership in organizations played in facilitating the annihilation of European Jews under the Nazis.
Drawing on the well-researched case of the mass killings of Jews by a Hamburg reserve police battalion, KĂĽhl shows how ordinary men from ordinary professions were induced to carry out massacres. It may have been that coercion, money, identification with the end goal, the enjoyment of brutality, or the expectations of their comrades impelled the members of the police battalion to join the police units and participate in ghetto liquidations, deportations, and mass shootings. But ultimately, argues KĂĽhl, the question of immediate motives, or indeed whether members carried out tasks with enthusiasm or reluctance, is of secondary importance. The crucial factor in explaining what they did was the integration of individuals into an organizational framework that prompted them to perform their roles.
This book makes a major contribution to our understanding of the Holocaust by demonstrating the fundamental role played by organizations in persuading ordinary Germans to participate in the annihilation of the Jews. It will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of organizations, violence, and modern German history, as well as for anyone interested in genocide and the Holocaust.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509502905
Year: 2016
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 300
Explore the chilling insights of Stefan Kühl in this essential read that examines the role of ordinary organizations in the systematic annihilation of European Jews during the Holocaust. A must-have for anyone interested in the profound implications of organizational behavior in times of extreme violence, this groundbreaking book delves into how membership in state organizations facilitated mass killings.
Kühl’s meticulous research into the Hamburg reserve police battalions captures how everyday individuals, motivated by diverse factors such as coercion, financial incentives, and peer influence, became agents of brutality. Through detailed case studies, readers will understand how ordinary men, drawn from typical professions, were incentivized to engage in horrific atrocities like ghetto liquidations and mass shootings.
The author’s analysis is pivotal for understanding the Holocaust's complexities, highlighting how organizational pressures shaped individual actions. This volume serves as an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and anyone intrigued by genocide studies, modern history, and the psychology of violence.
Dive into this compelling examination of the intersection between ordinary life and extraordinary evil, and grasp how organizations can shape individual morality under dire circumstances. Enhance your library with this critical exploration of history today.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509502905
Year: 2016
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 300
Description:
During the Holocaust, 99 percent of all Jewish killings were carried out by members of state organizations. In this groundbreaking book, Stefan KĂĽhl offers a new analysis of the integral role that membership in organizations played in facilitating the annihilation of European Jews under the Nazis.
Drawing on the well-researched case of the mass killings of Jews by a Hamburg reserve police battalion, KĂĽhl shows how ordinary men from ordinary professions were induced to carry out massacres. It may have been that coercion, money, identification with the end goal, the enjoyment of brutality, or the expectations of their comrades impelled the members of the police battalion to join the police units and participate in ghetto liquidations, deportations, and mass shootings. But ultimately, argues KĂĽhl, the question of immediate motives, or indeed whether members carried out tasks with enthusiasm or reluctance, is of secondary importance. The crucial factor in explaining what they did was the integration of individuals into an organizational framework that prompted them to perform their roles.
This book makes a major contribution to our understanding of the Holocaust by demonstrating the fundamental role played by organizations in persuading ordinary Germans to participate in the annihilation of the Jews. It will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of organizations, violence, and modern German history, as well as for anyone interested in genocide and the Holocaust.