Denial Movie Tiein, Deborah E. Lipstadt
Denial Movie Tiein, Deborah E. Lipstadt
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Denial [Movie Tie-in]
Holocaust History on Trial

Author: Deborah E. Lipstadt

Narrator: Kate Udall

Unabridged: 13 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/06/2016


Synopsis

In her acclaimed 1993 book Denying the Holocaust, Deborah Lipstadt called David Irving, a prolific writer of books on World War II, “one of the most dangerous spokespersons for Holocaust denial.” The following year, after Lipstadt’s book was published in the United Kingdom, Irving led a libel suit against Lipstadt and her publisher. She prepared her defense with the help of a first-rate team of solicitors, historians, and experts, and a dramatic trial unfolded.
Denial, previously published as History on Trial, is Lipstadt’s riveting, blow- by-blow account of this singular legal battle, which resulted in a formal denunciation of a Holocaust denier that crippled the movement for years to come. Lipstadt’s victory was proclaimed on the front page of major news- papers around the world, such as The Times (UK), which declared that “history has had its day in court and scored a crushing victory.”

About Deborah E. Lipstadt

Deborah E. Lipstadt is Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies and director of the Institute for Jewish Studies at Emory University. She is the author of Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alexander on December 29, 2023

Very interesting book, but I do wish it was written by an outsider, and not by Lipstadt herself. She quickly becomes annoying - jotting down every despairing kneejerk reaction she has to something someone says. I get it, you might think that, but normally you'd wait it out a bit, and then you'd see......more

Goodreads review by Elliot on March 16, 2013

David Irving, Holocaust denier, is a walking psychology case study in narcissism, chronic lying, cognitive dissonance, and willful ignorance. In British court, he sued historian Deborah Lipstadt for describing him as a Holocaust denier in her book. This is a page-turning account of the suit, the tri......more

Goodreads review by Tracy on July 26, 2018

I was stymied by the task of writing this review for a long time.  I didn't know where to start because this is a subject so emotionally charged that it's difficult to discuss.  Then I realized that this was one of the central issues of the book and the trial. How do you approach Holocaust denial? ......more

Goodreads review by Julio on December 29, 2023

O, muse of history, who is weirder, Debbie or Irving, the Denier? A good intro into the intricacies of British libel law, but this non-fiction account of the Holocaust on trial has nothing on Leon Uris's novel QBVII, cited as a precedent in these pages.......more