| The Holocaust Contributor(s): Neville, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521595010 ISBN-13: 9780521595018 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $29.31 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1999 Annotation: This text provides an authoritative and lucid study of the Holocaust. In concise chapters, Peter Neville surveys the history of anti-Semitism in Europe and examines the influence of anti-Semitic ideas on Hitler and the Nazi Party. An account is given of the extermination program; the tensions between this and the German war economy is explained. The text then charts the development of the Jewish resistance and considers its effectiveness. The response of the Allies to the Holocaust is explored, together with the role of the Vatican. The final chapters look at the issue of Holocaust denial and assess the legacy of the Holocaust in the modern world. The Holocaust contains a range of key primary and secondary sources. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Holocaust - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| LCCN: 00508070 |
| Series: Cambridge Perspectives in History |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6" W x 8.7" (0.35 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Germany - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. The mass murder of European Jews by the Nazis, stands out as one of the most horrific events of the twentieth century. Peter Neville surveys the history of anti-Semitism in Europe and examines the influence of anti-Semitic ideas on the Nazi Party. The author explores the tensions between the extermination programme and the German war economy; the development of the Jewish resistance; and the response of the Allies to the Holocaust. The final chapters consider of the Holocaust denial and assess the legacy of the Holocaust to the modern world. The Holocaust contains a selection of primary and secondary sources. |