The Concentration Camp Brothel : Forced Sexual Labor under Nazi Rule (World War Ii: the Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension)

Sommer, Robert/ Timm, Annette F. (FRW)/ Bonfiglio, Dominic (TRN)

Fordham University Press（2025/05発売）

Fordham University Press（2025/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 277 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781531509910
• DDC分類 940.53180922

Full Description

Discover the chilling untold story of sexual forced labor in Nazi concentration camps
In his seminal work, The Concentration Camp Brothel, Robert Sommer reveals the hidden horrors of sexual forced labor within the SS camp system, a subject long overshadowed and seldom acknowledged in the discourse on the Holocaust.
Through his rigorous examination of over seventy archives and poignant interviews with more than thirty survivors, including former visitors of camp brothels, Sommer paints a vivid and harrowing picture of the atrocities committed. This book is the first to offer a comprehensive exploration of the establishment, operation, and profound impact of brothels in Nazi concentration camps.
Sommer's research meticulously details the brothels' integration into the concentration camp system, their role in the Nazi exploitation of bodies for control and profit, and the complex reactions of the prisoner society to these establishments. He explores the desperate survival strategies employed by the women forced into sexual labor and the chilling motivations of their exploiters.
The book also places the tragedy of camp brothels in the broader context of sexual violence under Nazi rule, making a critical connection between these acts of exploitation and the overall history of the Holocaust. This updated English edition incorporates new findings and perspectives since the original German publication in 2009, providing a more comprehensive understanding of the subject. The foreword by Annette F. Timm adds further context and contemporary analysis, enhancing the book's relevance and depth.

Contents

List of Tables vii
Foreword by Annette F. Timm ix
Preface xvii
Introduction: Myths and Taboos 1
1 Prostitution in Nazi Germany 15
2 Concentration Camps and Forced Labor 29
3 Recruitment 58
4 Space and Organization 77
5 Sexuality in the Camps 98
6 The Lives of Forced Sex Workers 114
7 Brothel Visitors 137
8 Perception and Resistance 148
9 The Camp Brothel: An Outpost of Nazi Biopolitics 160
Acknowledgments 167
Appendix: Brief Histories and Sex Worker Statistics by Camp 169
Notes 203
Sources and Bibliography 317
Photos follow page 166