{"product_id":"denial-holocaust-history-on-trial-paperback","title":"Denial: Holocaust History on Trial - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah E. Lipstadt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow a major motion picture starring Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall and Tom Wilkinson. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A compelling book: memoir and courtroom drama, a work of historical and legal import. \" -- Jewish Week\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeborah Lipstadt, author of the groundbreaking \u003cem\u003eDenying the Holocaust\u003c\/em\u003e, chronicles her six-year legal battle with controversial British World War II historian David Irving that culminated in a sensational 2000 trial in London\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her acclaimed 1993 book \u003cem\u003eDenying the Holocaust\u003c\/em\u003e, Deborah Lipstadt called putative World War II historian David Irving \"one of the most dangerous spokespersons for Holocaust denial\", a conclusion that she reached by examining his cunning manipulations of evidence, partisanship to Hitler, persistent exoneration of the Third Reich, and his confirmed celebrity among swelling ranks of anti-Semitic organizations internationally. In 1994, Irving filed a libel lawsuit, not in the U.S. courtroom--where the onus of proof lies on the plaintiff, but in the UK--where the onus of proof lies on the defendant. At stake were not only the reputations of two historians, but the record of history itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe four-month trial took place in London in 2000 and drew international attention. With the help of a first-rate team of solicitors and historians and the support of her UK publisher, Penguin, Lipstadt won, her victory proclaimed on the front page of major newspapers around the world. Part history, part real life courtroom drama, \u003cem\u003eDenial \u003c\/em\u003eis Lipstadt's riveting, blow-by-blow account of the trial that tested the standards of historical and judicial truths and resulted in a formal denunciation of the infamous Holocaust denier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published as \u003cem\u003eHistory on Trial\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her acclaimed 1993 book \u003cem\u003eDenying the Holocaust, \u003c\/em\u003e Deborah Lipstadt called David Irving, a prolific writer of books on World War II, \"one of the most dangerous spokespersons for Holocaust denial.\" The following year, after Lipstadt's book was published in the United Kingdom, Irving filed a libel suit against Lipstadt and her publisher. She prepared her defense with the help of a first-rate team of solicitors, historians, and experts, and a dramatic trial unfolded. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDenial, \u003c\/em\u003e previously published as \u003cem\u003eHistory on Trial, \u003c\/em\u003e is Lipstadt's riveting, blow-by-blow account of this singular legal battle, which resulted in a formal denunciation of a Holocaust denier that crippled the movement for years to come. Lipstadt's victory was proclaimed on the front page of major news-\u003cbr\u003epapers around the world, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e (UK), which declared that 'history has had its day in court and scored a crushing victory.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978483433773,"sku":"9780062659651","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/QA2UrKSr2o9780062659651.webp?v=1775805418","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/denial-holocaust-history-on-trial-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}