by Tzvetan Todorov · Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780753809501
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In 'Facing the Extreme: Moral Life in the Concentration Camps,' Tzvetan Todorov examines the human capacity for moral behavior in the most extreme circumstances. Focusing on the Nazi concentration camps and Stalinist gulags, Todorov draws on testimonies of survivors and eyewitnesses to create a vivid portrait of the conduct of those who ran the camps and those who suffered therein. The book explores themes of resistance, dignity, and the search for meaning in the face of oppression.
Tzvetan Todorov was a Bulgarian-French historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist. He was the author of many books and essays, which have had a significant influence in anthropology, sociology, semiotics, literary theory, intellectual history and culture theory.
