People without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust Paperback – October 28, 2025
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| Management number | 209815700 | Release Date | 2026/04/02 | List Price | $36.00 | Model Number | 209815700 | ||
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Queerness remains one of the most stigmatized and overlooked aspects of Holocaust history, often erased due to the lingering homophobia of survivors. People Without History Are Dust challenges this silence, weaving together compelling stories of German, Dutch, Czech, and Polish Jewish Holocaust victims and survivors – including Anne Frank, Molly Applebaum, Margot Heuman, and Gad Beck – whose experiences help illuminate the hidden history of queerness in a time of genocide. Drawing on extensive archival research, this groundbreaking book uncovers the lives of those who were doubly marginalized, not only persecuted as Jews but also as queer individuals. In doing so, it confronts the ways in which history has excluded or minimized their experiences, urging us to question normative accounts of the Holocaust. By shedding light on these long-overlooked stories, People Without History Are Dust deepens our understanding of identity, survival, and memory, reminding us why an inclusive and complex approach to history is essential – not just for the sake of the past, but in service to the present and the future as well. Read more
| ISBN10 | 1487557116 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1487557119 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
| Dimensions | 5.51 x 0.98 x 8.5 inches |
| Item Weight | 9 ounces |
| Print length | 176 pages |
| Publication date | October 28, 2025 |
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