Women in the Armed Resistance to Fascism and German Occupation (1936–1945) Ingrid Strobl 2002 320p 6 x 9 Common stereotypes of women during wartime relegate them to the sidelines of history—to supporting roles like dutiful munitions factory workers or devoted wives waiting for their men to return home. The … Continue reading Partisanas
Fredy Perlman 1984 64p 5 x 8 A critique of nationalism, of both left and right. This is an essential essay for a critical understanding of nationalism. The idea that an understanding of genocide, that a memory of the holocausts, can only lead people to want to dismantle a system … Continue reading The Continuing Appeal of Nationalism
The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews Peter Duffy 2003 336p 6 x 9 Of books about resistance to the Holocaust, this is one of the better stories: more defiant, surviving jews and more dead Nazis. In … Continue reading The Bielski Brothers
Fredy Perlman 1984 84p 5 x 8 Una crítica mordaz del nacionalismo – tanto de izquierda y de derecha. Este es un ensayo esencial para una comprensión crítica del nacionalismo. La idea de que la comprensión o experimentar un genocidio, o un recuerdo de los holocaustos, sólo puede llevar a la gente a querer desmantelar … Continue reading El persistente atractivo del nacionalismo
The Twenty-Eight Days of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Dan Kurzman 1976 386p MMPB In October 1940 Nazis forced all the Jews in the Polish city of Warsaw to live in the cramped squalor of a small ghetto. Despite the starvation and disease that claimed 50,000 lives per year, the … Continue reading The Bravest Battle