The Nazi Doctors
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With a new preface by the author
In his most powerful and important book, renowned psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton presents a brilliant analysis of the crucial role that German doctors played in the Nazi genocide. Now updated with a new preface,...
Published By Basic Books
Format Paperback
Category
Number Of Pages 592
Publication Date 05/16/2017
ISBN 9780465093397
Dimensions 6.05 inches x 9.2 inches
"A powerful reminder not only of what happened, but of the monumental evil done by particular human beings who were trained to heal and cure."—Robert Coles, Boston Globe
"This is not only one of the most important works on medical ethics yet written. It also breaks through the frontiers of historiography to provide a convincing psychological interpretation of the Third Reich and the crimes of National Socialism. No one will be able in my view to write perceptively about those times in the future without referring to this interpretation."—Neal Ascherson, New York Review of Books
"A must read.... The book as a whole stands without competition in the English language."—Raul Hilberg, author of Destruction of the European Jews
"This profound study ranks with the most insightful books on the Holocaust."—PublishersWeekly