Columbia Guide to the Holocaust

Informationen zum Autor Donald L. Niewyk and Francis R. Nicosia Klappentext Offering a multidimensional approach to one of the most important episodes of the twentieth century! The Columbia Guide to the Holocaust offers readers and researchers a general history of the Holocaust while delving into the core issues and debates in the study of the Holocaust today. Each of the book's five distinct parts stands on its own as valuable research aids; together! they constitute an integrated whole. Part I provides a narrative overview of the Holocaust! placing it within the larger context of Nazi Germany and World War II. Part II examines eight critical issues or controversies in the study of the Holocaust! including the following questions: Were the Jews the sole targets of Nazi genocide! or must other groups! such as homosexuals! the handicapped! Gypsies! and political dissenters! also be included? What are the historical roots of the Holocaust? How and why did the "Final Solution" come about? Why did bystanders extend or withhold aid? Part III consists of a concise chronology of major events and developments that took place surrounding the Holocaust! including the armistice ending World War I! the opening of the first major concentration camp at Dachau! Germany's invasion of Poland! the failed assassination attempt against Hitler! and the formation of Israel.Part IV contains short descriptive articles on more than two hundred key people! places! terms! and institutions central to a thorough understanding of the Holocaust. Entries include Adolf Eichmann! Anne Frank! the Warsaw Ghetto! Aryanization! the SS! Kristallnacht! and the Catholic Church. Part V presents an annotated guide to the best print! video! electronic! and institutional resources in English for further study.Armed with the tools contained in this volume! students or researchers investigating this vast and complicated topic will gain an informed understanding of one of the greatest tragedies in world history. Zusammenfassung Presents an overview of the Holocaust! placing it within the larger context of Nazi Germany and World War II. This book examines the question: Were the Jews the sole targets of Nazi genocide! or must other groups! such as homosexuals! the handicapped! Gypsies! and political dissenters! also be included? Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionI. Historical OverviewHistorical OverviewExcluding the Racially Inferior! 1933--1939War and the Beginning of Genocide! 1939--1941The Final Solution! 1941--1944The End of the Holocaust! 1944--1945Aftermath and LegaciesII. Problems and InterpretationsDefining the HolocaustThe GypsiesThe Mentally and Physically HandicappedSoviet Prisoners of WarPolish and Soviet CiviliansPolitical Prisoners! Religious Dissenters! and HomosexualsConclusionRoots of the HolocaustTrends in Modern European HistoryThe History of the VictimsThe History of PrejudiceHow the "Final Solution'' Came AboutIntentionalistsFunctionalistsSynthesizersThe Perpetrators and Their MotivationsPerpetratorsMotivationsThe Victims' Reactions to PersecutionAccommodationArmed ResistanceEvasionSurviving the CampsThe Survivors' ViewsThe Behavior of BystandersGermanyEastern EuropeWestern EuropeThe Question of RescueThe Allied PowersThe NeutralsThe Lasting Effect of the HolocaustParticipantsLegal and Religious InstitutionsScholars and StudentsIII. ChronologyChronologyIV. EncyclopediaEncyclopediaPeoplePlacesTermsOrganizationsV. ResourcesResourcesPrinted Reference WorksPrinted Sources (Primary and Secondary)FilmographyElectronic ResourcesResource Organizations! Museums! and MemorialsAppendix 1. TablesAppendix 2. Maps ...

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• Authors: Francis Nicosia, Francis R. Nicosia, Donald Niewyk, Donald L. Niewyk, Donald L. Nicosia Niewyk, Donald Nicosia Niewyk
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.09.2003
• EAN: 9780231112017
• ISBN: 978-0-231-11201-7
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works