Richard Plant (4) (1910–1998)
Auteur de The Pink Triangle: The Nazi War Against Homosexuals
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Œuvres de Richard Plant
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- Plaut, Richard
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- 1910-07-22
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- 1998-03-03
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- Frankfurt, Germany
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- University of Basel
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Plant does well describing the particular nature of the dilemma homosexual concentration camp inmates faced. For example, while the overall numbers of homosexuals who ended up in concentration and work camps was relatively low compared to other groups, their mortality rate was the highest of all the groups, because they were particularly reviled by the SS guards and often disdained as well by their fellow inmates.
On the other hand, because Himmler believed that homosexuality represented a cultural disease that could help bring about a society's downfall, he was much less interested in persecuting homosexuals in the countries the Nazis conquered, as he was fine with the idea of, for instance, the Slavic cultures being "weakened" in this way.
This book was published in 1986. Plant himself explains that he feels he has only begun to scratch the surface of the topic. I would be interested to know whether there's been more detailed research conducted and/or published since. Either way, this book provides an effective entry into this grim subject matter.… (plus d'informations)