Christian Gerlach

Hans Christian Gerlach is professor of Modern History at the University of Bern.^[1] Gerlach is also Associate Editor of the Journal of Genocide Research^[2] and author of multiple books dealing with the Hunger Plan, Holocaust and genocide. These include "Krieg, Ernährung, Volkermord: Forschungen zur Deutschen Vernichtungspolitik im Zweiten Weltkrieg" (1998); "Kalkulierte Morde: die Deutsche Wirtschafts- und Vernichtungspolitik in Weissrussland 1941 bis 1944" (1999); "Das letzte Kapitel" (co-authored with and Götz Aly in 2002); and "Sur la conférence de Wannsee" (2002).^[3]

Gerlach's article, "Extremely Violent Societies: An Alternative to the Concept of Genocide"^[4] has been the subject of great debate among scholars of genocide and violence.^[5] In the article, Gerlach challenges the model utilized in trying to understand genocide. Gerlach has previously stirred intense debate among Holocaust historians with his thesis surrounding December 12, 1941 as the date on which Adolf Hitler made the decision to annihilate the European Jews.^[6]

References

1. ^ "Universität Bern - Historisches Institut - Ordinariat Gerlach". http://www.hist.unibe.ch/content/institut/abteilungen/nng/ordinariat_gerlach/index_ger.html. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 
2. ^ "Taylor & Francis Journals: Welcome". http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1462-3528&linktype=5. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 
3. ^ "gerlach cv". http://www.pitt.edu/~pitthist/faculty/gerlachcv.html. Retrieved 2008-12-30. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Gerlach, Christian (December 2006). "Extremely Violent Societies: An Alternative to the Concept of Genocide". Journal of Genocide Research: 455–471. ISSN 1462-3528. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a768447862~db=all~order=page. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 
5. ^ "Türk Tarih Kurumu". http://www.ttk.org.tr/index.php?Page=SureliYayinlar&No=35. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 
6. ^ "December 12, 1941: an Essay by Goetz Aly". http://www.holocaust-history.org/december-12-1941/. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 

External links

• Christian Gerlach in the German National Library catalogue (German)
• Curriculum Vitae - Present Position, Education, Books, Awards

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