The Routledge History of the Holocaust

ISBN-13: 9780415779562 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 516 str.

Jonathan C. Friedman

Opis

The genocide of Jewish and non-Jewish civilians perpetrated by the German regime during World War Two continues to confront scholars with elusive questions even after nearly seventy years and hundreds of studies. This multi-contributory work is a landmark publication that sees experts renowned in their field addressing these questions in light of current research. Serving as a comprehensive introduction to the history of the Holocaust, this volume also adds depth to current debate, both geographically and topically, assessing the Final Solution as the German occupation instituted it across Europe and covering issues which have previously been under-investigated, such as the problem of prosecuting war crimes, gender and Holocaust experience, the persecution of non-Jewish victims, and the Holocaust in post-war culture.

Recenzje

'It serves as a comprehensive introduction to the history of the Holocaust but also adds depth to current debate, both geographically and topically, by covering issues that have previously been under-investigated.' - Simon Brown, The Historical Association

Spis treści

@contents: Selected Contents Introduction  Section 1: The Nazi Takeover and Persecution in Hitler’s Reich to 1939  Section 2: Germany’s Racial War in Poland and the Soviet Union, 1939-1941  Section 3: The Final Solution in Europe  Section 4: The Responses from Victims, Bystanders, and Rescuers  Section 5: The Holocaust in Law, Culture, and Memory  Conclusion Index.

O autorze

Dr. Jonathan C. Friedman is Professor of History and Director of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at West Chester University and has worked as a historian at both the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Survivors of the Shoah Foundation. He is the author of six books, including The Lion and the Star: Gentile-Jewish Relations in Three Hessian Communities (1998) and Rainbow Jews: Gay and Jewish Identity in the Performing Arts (2007).