Eichmann Before Jerusalem

Eichmann Before Jerusalem: The Unexamined Life of a Mass Murderer

Author	Bettina Stangneth
Original title	Eichmann vor Jerusalem – Das unbehelligte Leben eines Massenmörders
Translator	Ruth Martin
Country	Switzerland
Language	German
Subject	Holocaust, psychology, human behavior
Published	2011
ISBN	978-3-7160-2669-4

Eichmann Before Jerusalem: The Unexamined Life of a Mass Murderer (German: Eichmann vor Jerusalem – Das unbehelligte Leben eines Massenmörders) is a 2011 book by Bettina Stangneth. It challenges Hannah Arendt's portrayal of Adolf Eichmann in Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil as an unintelligent and thoughtless bureaucrat. Stangneth proposes that Eichmann's actions were the results of intentional, well-thought-out decisions of a man who strongly subscribed to Nazi ideology and who took pride in his actions.

References

• Aschheim, Steven (September 4, 2014). "'Eichmann Before Jerusalem,' by Bettina Stangneth". New York Times. New York City. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
• "Eichmann Before Jerusalem: The Unexamined Life of a Mass Murderer". Kirkus Reviews. July 1, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
• "Eichmann Before Jerusalem: The Unexamined Life of a Mass Murderer". Publishers Weekly. September 2, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
• Schuessler, Jennifer (September 2, 2014). "Book Portrays Eichmann as Evil, but Not Banal". New York Times. New York City. Retrieved September 4, 2014.