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NEGATIONISM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Ideologies
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Holocaust revisionism
1, record 1, English, Holocaust%20revisionism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Holocaust denial 2, record 1, English, Holocaust%20denial
correct
- negationism 3, record 1, English, negationism
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This is the phenomenon of what has come to be known as "revisionism", "negationism", or "Holocaust denial" whose main characteristic is either an outright rejection of the very veracity of the Nazi genocide of the Jews, or at least a concerted attempt to minimize both its scale and importance. 2, record 1, English, - Holocaust%20revisionism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
negationism: may refer to the denial of historic crimes in general (e.g. slavery), not only the Holocaust. 4, record 1, English, - Holocaust%20revisionism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des idéologies
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- négationnisme
1, record 1, French, n%C3%A9gationnisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Position de ceux qui nient, contestent ou minimisent la réalité du génocide des Juifs par le régime nazi d'Allemagne pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. 1, record 1, French, - n%C3%A9gationnisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «négationnisme» a été créé par l'historien Henry Rousso en 1987 afin d'éviter l'ambiguïté avec l'utilisation inadéquate du mot «révisionnisme» par ceux qui niaient la réalité du génocide. 1, record 1, French, - n%C3%A9gationnisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Par extension, le terme négationnisme est utilisé pour la négation d'autres crimes historiques (Arménie, Rwanda, Cambodge...). 1, record 1, French, - n%C3%A9gationnisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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