Hand of Compassion Portraits of Moral Choice During the Holocaust

Summary: "Infrequently does one read a book that clearly stands as a major contribution to its field. Even less frequently does such a book manage to speak lucidly and intelligibly to two worlds--academia and the general public. In presenting a new theory--of identity and perspective--to help understand the actions of rescuers during the Holocaust, Professor Monroe offers us not only a compelling explanation but one that is a...t the same time as emotionally moving as it is intellectually persuasive. This is an extraordinary achievement."--David Easton, author of "A Systems Analysis of Political Life""Monroe's very well written argument is advanced and justified by the five individual first-person narratives, gripping in their microdetail, at the heart of this book. I couldn't put the book down."--Susanne Hoeber Rudolph, University of Chicago, author of "Reversing the Gaze""Monroe's accounts of the rescuers are gripping and valuable. She is a sensitive interviewer who gets the most out of her subjects, and her analysis yields some unique conclusions about the theory of morality."--Robert E. Lane, Yale University, author of "The Loss of Happiness in Market Democracies" [read more]