Broch, L. 2014. Professionalism in the final solution: French railway workers and the Jewish deportations, 1942–4. Contemporary European History. 23 (3), pp. 359-380. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960777314000186
| Title | Professionalism in the final solution: French railway workers and the Jewish deportations, 1942–4 |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Broch, L. |
| Abstract | Why did railway workers never sabotage the deportation trains? This article examines the role of French railway workers in the Holocaust by historicising the concept of railway professionalism. It argues that the actions and behaviour of French railwaymen, whether blue-collar, white-collar or Jewish, were rooted in long-standing professional identities and values which were difficult to shift, even during the occupation. So whereas the professionalism of Holocaust bureaucrat perpetrators is often demonised, this article points to its socio-cultural importance and offers a more nuanced interpretation of ‘perpetrators’ in the Holocaust. |
| Journal | Contemporary European History |
| Journal citation | 23 (3), pp. 359-380 |
| ISSN | 0960-7773 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960777314000186 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | Aug 2014 |