Westermann, Edward B.

Drunk on Genocide: Alcohol and Mass Murder in Nazi Germany (Battlegrounds: Cornell Studies in Military History)

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ISBN 13:: 9781501770159
author:: Westermann, Edward B.
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Cornell University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2023
Pages:: 312
Dimensions:: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 centimetres (0
Genre:: History, Military History, World War II,
Condition:: New
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Drunk on Genocide: Alcohol, Mass Murder, and the Nazi Genocide of European Jews. The Third Reich's use of alcohol consumption as a tool of humiliation and ritual in the camps, ghettos, and killing fields of Eastern Europe is revealed in this groundbreaking study. Edward B. Westermann draws on a vast range of newly unearthed material to explore how alcohol facilitated "performative masculinity" linked to physical or sexual violence, and how this inebriated culture extended from top Nazi officials to the rank and file. Alcohol consumption played a significant role in the mindset, motivation, and mentality of killers as they prepared for and participated in mass extermination. This book offers a new perspective on the intersections of masculinity, drinking ritual, sexual violence, and mass murder, shedding light on the surprising and disturbing findings that have emerged from the study of the Nazi genocide. Published in association with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Drunk on Genocide is a thought-provoking exploration of the role of alcohol and celebratory ritual in one of the darkest periods of human history.

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