| Description |
xvi, 524 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-489) and index. |
| Contents |
Jewish history: ancient beginnings and the evolution of Christian anti-Judaic prejudice through the Reformation -- Jews, the Enlightenment, Emancipation, and the rise of racial anti-Semitism through the early twentieth century -- The world of Adolf Hitler, 1889-1933: war, politics, and anti-Semitism -- The Nazis in power, 1933-1939: eugenics, race, and biology; Jews, the handicapped, and the Roma -- Nazi Germany at war, 1939-1941: "euthanasia" and the handicapped; ghettos and Jews -- The invasion of the Soviet Union and the path to the "Final Solution" -- The "Final Solution," 1941-1944: death camps and experiments with mass murder -- The Final Solution in Western Europe and the Nazi-allied states -- The Holocaust and the role of Europe's neutrals: then and now -- Liberation, DPs, and the search for justice: war crimes investigations and trials in Europe, the United States, and Israel. |
| Subject |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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| ISBN |
9780813343259 paperback |
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0813343259 paperback |
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