Representing Nazism: Advocacy and Identity at the Trial of Klaus Barbie

Noting the enormous media interest in the war crimes trial of Klaus Barbie, and the surprising emphasis of this coverage on its cultural significance, this essay provides a literary reading of the trial as a contest over identity. More specifically, it treats the trial and its coverage as a struggl...

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Main Author: Binder, Guyora 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Yale Law Journal Co. 1989
In: The Yale law journal
Year: 1989, Volume: 98, Issue: 7, Pages: 1321-1383
RelBib Classification:XA Law
Further subjects:B Vicarious role
B National Socialism
B Girard, René (1923-2015)
B Barbie, Klaus (1913-1991)
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