1st Edition

The Routledge History of the Holocaust

Edited By Jonathan C. Friedman Copyright 2011
536 Pages
by Routledge

536 Pages
by Routledge

536 Pages
by Routledge

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. A comprehensive... Read more

@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.

Biography

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).

'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