Christian Gerlach has published several award-winning books that deal with the persecution and murder of Jews and non-Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe. His works have been published in ten languages. He is also the author of Extremely Violent Societies: Mass Violence in the Twentieth Century World (Cambridge, 2010), which includes case studies from around the world. Further fields of his research include the world hunger problem, international development policies and international organizations. Having taught in Germany, the USA, Singapore and Switzerland, he developed an interest in global history that is also reflected in the transnational and comparative elements of this volume.

'This ambitious study delivers breadth of coverage without sacrificing depth or complexity. As well as ranging widely thematically, geographically and chronologically, the book is impressive in its attempt to integrate the experiences of victims, 'bystanders' and collaborators into the narrative as well as examining the multiple motivations of perpetrators.' Tim Cole, University of Bristol

• 1. Introduction; Part I. Persecution by Germans: 2. Before 1933; 3. From enforced emigration to territorial schemes: 1933–41; 4. From mass murder to comprehensive annihilation: 1941–2; 5. Extending mass destruction: 1942–5; 6. Structures and agents of violence; Part II. Logics of Persecution: 7. Racism and anti-Jewish thought; 8. Forced labor, German violence and Jews; 9. Hunger policies and mass murder; 10. The economics of separation, expropriation, crowding and removal; 11. Fighting resistance and the persecution of Jews; Part III. The European Dimension: 12. Legislation against Jews in Europe: a comparison; 13. Divided societies: popular input to the persecution of Jews; 14. Beyond legislation: non-German policies of violence; 15. In the labyrinths of persecution: survival attempts; 16. Conclusion: group destruction in extremely violent societies; Bibliography; Index.

Christian Gerlach has published several award-winning books that deal with the persecution and murder of Jews and non-Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe. His works have been published in ten languages. He is also the author of Extremely Violent Societies: Mass Violence in the Twentieth Century World (Cambridge, 2010), which includes case studies from around the world. Further fields of his research include the world hunger problem, international development policies and international organizations. Having taught in Germany, the USA, Singapore and Switzerland, he developed an interest in global history that is also reflected in the transnational and comparative elements of this volume.

'This ambitious study delivers breadth of coverage without sacrificing depth or complexity. As well as ranging widely thematically, geographically and chronologically, the book is impressive in its attempt to integrate the experiences of victims, 'bystanders' and collaborators into the narrative as well as examining the multiple motivations of perpetrators.' Tim Cole, University of Bristol

• 1. Introduction; Part I. Persecution by Germans: 2. Before 1933; 3. From enforced emigration to territorial schemes: 1933–41; 4. From mass murder to comprehensive annihilation: 1941–2; 5. Extending mass destruction: 1942–5; 6. Structures and agents of violence; Part II. Logics of Persecution: 7. Racism and anti-Jewish thought; 8. Forced labor, German violence and Jews; 9. Hunger policies and mass murder; 10. The economics of separation, expropriation, crowding and removal; 11. Fighting resistance and the persecution of Jews; Part III. The European Dimension: 12. Legislation against Jews in Europe: a comparison; 13. Divided societies: popular input to the persecution of Jews; 14. Beyond legislation: non-German policies of violence; 15. In the labyrinths of persecution: survival attempts; 16. Conclusion: group destruction in extremely violent societies; Bibliography; Index.