Talk:The Destruction of the European Jews
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- Today, The Destruction has achieved a certain level of infamy amongst Holocaust historians. While its ideas have been modified (including by Hilberg himself) and criticized throughout four decades, few in the field dispute it being a monumental work, in both originality and scope.
Is "infamy" really the right word here? It sounds too negative given what's stated afterwards. Palmiro | Talk 12:07, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
- I think I meant it within the context of the work's contents and what it depicts, but you're right, it dosen't make much sense. Thanks for picking up on that. Any ideas for a better word; synonym for seminal, or something to that effect? El_C 23:12, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Hilberg: intentionalist or functionalist?
The article on "The Destruction of European Jews" says it (the book) is firmly intentionalist, but the article on Hilberg lists him as a prominent functionalist. His views have evolved over the years and he combines elements of both schools, but perhaps this could be made a little clearer.FaryMark 12:05, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

