| Holocaust: A History Contributor(s): Dwork, Debórah (Author), Van Pelt, Robert Jan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393325245 ISBN-13: 9780393325249 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: Unrivaled in scope, "Holocaust" is a story of all Europe, of the vast sweep of events in which this great atrocity was rooted, from the Middle Ages to the modern era. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Holocaust |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.02" W x 9.38" (1.42 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Unrivaled in reach and scope, Holocaust illuminates the long march of events, from the Middle Ages to the modern era, which led to this great atrocity. It is a story of all Europe, of Nazis and their allies, the experience of wartime occupation, the suffering and strategies of marked victims, the failure of international rescue, and the success of individual rescuers. It alone in Holocaust literature negotiates the chasm between the two histories, that of the perpetrators and of the victims and their families, shining new light on German actions and Jewish reactions. No other book in any language has so embraced this multifaceted story. Holocaust uniquely makes use of oral histories recorded by the authors over fifteen years across Europe and the United States, as well as never-before-analyzed archival documents, letters, and diaries; it contains in addition seventy-five illustrations and sixteen original maps, each accompanied by an extended caption. This book is an original analysis of a defining event. |
Contributor Bio(s): Van Pelt, Robert Jan: - Robert Jan van Pelt is a University Professor at the University of Waterloo. He lives in Toronto.Dwork, Deborah: - Debórah Dwork is the director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University. She lives in New Haven, Connecticut. |