By Norman Finkelstein ∙ July 13, 2000
Dr. Norman Gary Finkelstein (born Dec. 8, 1953) is a U.S. political scientist and activist. His primary fields of research are the politics of the Holocaust and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. He received his BA from Binghamton University, his MA and PhD from Princeton University.
View all postsBibliographic information about this document: Norman G Finkelstein, The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering, Verso (July 2000) ISBN-10: 1859847730 ISBN-13: 978-1859847732
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