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Informationen zum Autor Doris L. Bergen is Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Toronto. Klappentext In examining one of the defining events of the 20th century, Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical, political, social, cultural, and military contexts. In addition, this history discusses not only the persecution of the Jews, but also other segments of society victimized by the Nazis. Zusammenfassung In examining one of the defining events of the 20th century! Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical! political! social! cultural! and military contexts. In addition! this history discusses not only the persecution of the Jews! but also other segments of society victimized by the Nazis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: War and Genocide: Race and SpaceChapter 1: Preconditions: Antisemitism, Racism, and Common Prejudices in Early-Twentieth-Century EuropeChapter 2: Leadership and Will: Adolf Hitler, the National Socialist German Workers' Party, and Nazi IdeologyChapter 3: From Revolution to Routine: Nazi Germany, 1933-1939Chapter 4: Open Aggression: In Search of War, 1938-1939Chapter 5: Experiments in Brutality, 1939-1940: War against Poland and the So-Called Euthanasia ProgramChapter 6: Expansion and Systematization: Exporting War and Terror, 1940-1941Chapter 7: The Peak Years of Killing: 1942 and 1943Chapter 8: Death Throes and Killing Frenzies, 1944-1945Conclusion: The Legacies of AtrocitySources and Suggestions for Further Reading
