Infinite products (involving complex numbers)

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I am learning the Gamma function, based on some lecture notes, and I wish to ask a couple of questions regarding infinite products.

Let $z$ be a complex number except $\{0, -1, \ldots \}$.

(1) How do I show that $\prod_{m=1}^n\left(1+\frac{z}{m}\right)^{-1}$ diverges as $n\rightarrow\infty$; but

(2) $\prod_{m=1}^n\left(1+\frac{z}{m}\right)^{-1}\left(1+\frac{1}{m}\right)^z$ converges?

Any suggested readings on the "limit-definition" of the Gamma function $\Gamma(z)$? Thanks!