Writing Holocaust history / Christopher R. Browning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Browning, Christopher R., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Historiography.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berghahn Books, 2026.

Summary:

"In this collection of essays, Christopher R. Browning explores the evolution of Holocaust historiography and illustrates key research trends. He begins with traditional studies on history "from above" and then shifts his attention to more granular history "from below," examining the Holocaust at the village level and through the biographies of relatively unknown men who participated in quite different ways. And finally he examines how a Holocaust historian became involved in current events, refuting Holocaust denial in the courtroom and providing contextualized insight into the present challenge to American democracy. Taken together, these essays highlight the shifting focus in Holocaust scholarship from Germany to Eastern Europe, policy-making to implementation, leaders to participants, and perpetrators to victims"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. The development of Holocaust research

Hitler, antisemitism, and the Final Solution

Yehuda Bauer, the concepts of holocaust and genocide, and the issue of settler colonialism

Survivor memories, ethnic stereotypes, and the complexity of experience : in the factory slave labor camps of Starachowice

Judenjagd : the final phase of the Final Solution in Poland

The Holocaust in Marcinkance : in the light of two unusual documents

Marcinkance revisited in light of new evidence

Musicology and biography : the case of Hans Heinrich Eggebrecht

Wilhelm Melchers : a diplomatic paradox

From humanitarian relief to Holocaust rescue : Tracy Strong Jr., Vichy internment camps, and the Maison des Roches in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon

Law, history, and Holocaust denial in the courtroom : the Zündel and Irving cases

Historical insight and current events.

ISBN:

9781836956846