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The Columbia guide to the Holocaust / Donald Niewyk and Francis Nicosia.

LIBRA D804.3 .N54 2000
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Niewyk, Donald L., 1940-
Contributor:
Nicosia, Francis R., 1944-2023.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Causes.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Psychological aspects.
Psychological aspects.
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities.
World War, 1939-1945.
Atrocities.
Germany--History--1933-1945.
Germany.
History.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Sources.
Genre:
Sources.
Physical Description:
xii, 473 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Other Title:
Holocaust
Place of Publication:
New York : Columbia University Press, 2000.
Summary:
This invaluable resource provides a multidimensional survey of the Holocaust, essentially integrating five separate books into one comprehensive reference tool: a historical overview; a guide to Holocaust controversies; an A-to-Z encyclopedia of people, places, and terms; a chronology; and a comprehensive resource guide. Whether used separately for their individual merits or approached as an integrated whole, the five sections of this informative volume constitute an indispensable contribution to the study of the Holocaust.
Contents:
Excluding the "Racially Inferior," 1933-1939 3
War and the Beginning of Genocide, 1939-1941 9
The Final Solution, 1941-1944 14
The End of the Holocaust, 1944-1945 36
Aftermath and Legacies 37
Part II. Problems and Interpretations 43
Defining the Holocaust 45
The Gypsies 47
The Mentally and Physically Handicapped 48
Soviet Prisoners of War 48
Polish and Soviet Civilians 49
Political Prisoners, Religious Dissenters, and Homosexuals 50
Roots of the Holocaust 53
Trends in Modern European History 53
The History of the Victims 57
The History of Prejudice 63
How the "Final Solution" Came About 71
Intentionalists 72
Functionalists 74
Synthesizers 77
The Perpetrators and Their Motivations 83
Perpetrators 83
Motivations 88
The Victims' Reactions to Persecution 97
Accommodation 97
Armed Resistance 99
Evasion 101
Surviving the Camps 102
The Survivors' Views 103
The Behavior of Bystanders 109
Germany 109
Eastern Europe 112
Western Europe 116
The Question of Rescue 119
The Allied Powers 120
The Neutrals 125
The Lasting Effect of the Holocaust 129
Participants 129
Legal and Religious Institutions 132
Scholars and Students 134
Part IV. Encyclopedia 171
Encyclopedia 173
People 173
Places 194.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-400) and index.
ISBN:
0231112009
OCLC:
43385495

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