Destined to take its place alongside The Diary of Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel's Night as one of the great classics of the Holocaust; I Will Bear Witness is a timeless work of literature; the most eloquent and acute testament to have emerged from Hitler's Germany. Volume Two begins in 1942; the year the Final Solution was formally proposed; and carries us through to the Allied bombing of Dresden and Germany's defeat.
#105879 in Books Randall Kennedy 2003-01-14 2003-01-14Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x .60 x 5.50l; .49 #File Name: 0375713719208 pagesNigger The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding treatment of a troublesome wordBy DeistManAs Doctor Kennedy states: "... ******* can mean many different things; depending upon; among other variables; intonation; the location of the interaction; and the relationship between the speaker and those to whom he is speaking."Bigots will continue to hate others because of their skin color or ethnicity. A word; any word; is not going to make or break a racist. Context is everything.There are those who believe that African Americans may use the word in question with no problem whereas no one else may. Why? Does a white woman or a Chinese man automatically become a racist by using the word? Does context mean nothing?Perhaps a reader of the book cannot even say the title if they are white whereas if black; they get a pass?This is absurd and the sooner we see its absurdity; the faster we will move passed bigotry and ignorance.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating and well-written; take a lookBy Craig H. EylerI liked the idea that someone would write a book with this title. Not because it would shock or offend; but because this word (which I'm not going to use in my review) to this day has the ability to shock; injure and horrify nearly everyone and some of its power really ought to be drained away. This book is a good place to start. The usage of the word is traced from its origins right up to its usage In the present day. I have always felt that hearing 'grown-ups' using a ridiculous phrase like 'the n-word' makes them sound about three years old. Like the way we kids used to describe 'dirty' or swear words in hushed tones. It's sounds pathetic. I certainly don't advocate the open usage of the word; but a thorough understanding of its origins and usage over the centuries just might allow us to take it down from its pedestal and throw it in the trash where it belongs. Lenny Bruce used to do a bit; on stage back in the late 50s and early 60s; that tried to show that keeping this word in the shadows only allowed it to keep its bizarre 'power' over people. Check it out; it's an eye-opener.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This is a must read! I have read it several times.By Greg BlalockThis is a must read! I have read it several times.
