A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation

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Beth GreenbaumFollow

Abstract

Driven by thirst after just arriving at Auschwitz, told he can’t even break off an icicle to suck, Primo Levi asks, “Why?” A guard answers, “There is no ‘why’ here.” Why did this happen? Why did the Holocaust happen? Why do other genocides continue to happen? Eric D. Weitz, in his book A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation, suggests a nation’s attempt to create a utopian society leads to genocide. His answer to this unanswerable, almost unaskable question—why—is courageous and fruitful.

Recommended Citation

Greenbaum, Beth (2003) "A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation," Journal of Hate Studies: Vol. 2, Article 10.
DOI: 10.33972/jhs.15
Available at: https://repository.gonzaga.edu/jhs/vol2/iss1/10

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