Comments on: Auschwitz: A New History http://system13.org/2007/06/03/auschwitz-a-new-history/ Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:12:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Josh http://system13.org/2007/06/03/auschwitz-a-new-history/#comment-1110 Josh Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:23:47 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/06/03/auschwitz-a-new-history/#comment-1110 Nils: Regarding trusting it as a solid source, after they blundered the Schutzstaffel name, yeah, I feel the same way. It does happen, but really, if the book had gone through a decent editing process, it probably wouldn't have happened. The 'new' bit refers to the fact that 100 or so new interviews were done with survivors / perpetrators. They were re-examined, i.e., the book doesn't go on OLD interviews. They're new interviews done by the BBC, as in the past few years. The book is actually the companion to a television show the BBC did, and the interviews were done for that. Or at least, that's how I understood it! Nils: Regarding trusting it as a solid source, after they blundered the Schutzstaffel name, yeah, I feel the same way. It does happen, but really, if the book had gone through a decent editing process, it probably wouldn’t have happened.

The ‘new’ bit refers to the fact that 100 or so new interviews were done with survivors / perpetrators. They were re-examined, i.e., the book doesn’t go on OLD interviews. They’re new interviews done by the BBC, as in the past few years. The book is actually the companion to a television show the BBC did, and the interviews were done for that.

Or at least, that’s how I understood it!

]]> By: Nils http://system13.org/2007/06/03/auschwitz-a-new-history/#comment-1109 Nils Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:31:31 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/06/03/auschwitz-a-new-history/#comment-1109 Ha, what a mistake to make. I wonder if I would still trust the book as a source at all, if they misspell the most important element of their subject like that. That's just really strange; but apparently it does happen. I'm not sure where the 'new' bit comes in, though. Is it the fact that the 'Wir haben es nicht gewusst' spiel wasn't played out so much? Or the fact that these interviews were re-examined? In any case, it's good for these books to still come out; find a publisher even. A few spelling errors aren't all that bad then. Ha, what a mistake to make. I wonder if I would still trust the book as a source at all, if they misspell the most important element of their subject like that. That’s just really strange; but apparently it does happen.

I’m not sure where the ‘new’ bit comes in, though. Is it the fact that the ‘Wir haben es nicht gewusst’ spiel wasn’t played out so much? Or the fact that these interviews were re-examined? In any case, it’s good for these books to still come out; find a publisher even. A few spelling errors aren’t all that bad then.

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