Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?

Zusatztext “As fresh! challenging and thought-provoking in its conceptualization as it is thoroughly researched and brilliantly! stylishly and above all sensitively written ... a masterly study.”— The Nation “A fascinating account of one of the most important chapters in human history.”— Los Angeles Times Book Review “Brilliant ... absolutely first-rate ... compelling reading.”— National Review Informationen zum Autor Arno Mayer is Professor Emeritus of European History at Princeton University. His many books include The Persistence of the Old Regime: Europe to the Great War , The Furies: Violence and Terror in the French and Russian Revolutions , Plowshares into Swords: From Zionism to Israel and Why Did the Heavens Not Darken? The "Final Solution" in History . Klappentext Was the extermination of the Jews part of the Nazi plan from the very start? The distinguished historian Arno Mayer offers a startling and compelling answer to a much-debated question amongst historians today. Arno Mayer demonstrates that, while the Nazis anti-Semitism was always virulent, it did not become genocidal until well into the Second World War, when the failure of their massive, all-or-nothing campaign against Russia triggered what they called the Final Solution. He details the steps leading up to this enormity, showing how the institutional and ideological frameworks that made it possible evolved, and how both related to the debacle in the eastern theater. Zusammenfassung An acclaimed history of the Holocaust.

Product details

• Authors: Arno Mayer, Arno J. Mayer
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.08.2012
• EAN: 9781844677771
• ISBN: 978-1-84467-777-1
• No. of pages: 539
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 40 mm
• Series: Verso World History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Europe, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Jewish, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, General & world history, Jewish Studies, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), General and world history, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General