War and Genocide

A Concise History of the Holocaust

AvDoris L. Bergen

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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In examining one of the defining events of the twentieth century, Doris L. Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical, political, social, cultural, and military contexts. Unlike many other treatments of the Holocaust, this revised, fourth edition discusses not only the persecution of Jews, but also other groups targeted by the Nazis: people with disabilities, Roma, queer people, Poles in leadership positions, Soviet POWs, and others deemed unwanted. In clear and eloquent prose, Bergen explores the two interconnected goals that drove the Nazi German program of conquest and genocide—purification of the so-called Aryan race and expansion of its living space—and invites readers to reflect on how the Holocaust connects to histories of violence around the world. Replete with firsthand accounts from victims, survivors, and eyewitnesses, this book is immediate, human, and eminently readable.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-08-23
Mått:152 x 229 x 36 mm
Vikt:522 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:440
Upplaga:4
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781538178065

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Doris L. Bergen is the Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Toronto. She has been researching and teaching about the Holocaust for thirty-five years.

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Doris Bergen’s War and Genocide has long served as an excellent introduction to the history of the Holocaust. Clearly and engagingly written, the book combines sweeping historical analysis with insightful stories of how ordinary people experienced these terrible events. This new edition integrates up-to-date research in the field and includes expanded consideration of the Holocaust in comparison with other genocides.

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Illustrations and Photo CreditsList of MapsIntroduction Holocaust, War, and Genocide Themes and Problems1 Dry Timber Preconditions2 Leadership and Will Hitler, the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, and Nazi Ideology3 From Revolution to Routine Nazi Germany, 1933–19384 Open Aggression In Search of War, 1938–19395 Brutal Innovations War against Poland and Ghettoization of Jews, 1939–19406 Escalation and Expansion The Program to Kill People with Disabilities and the War in the West, 1939-19417 The War of Annihilation, 1941-19438 Flashover: The Peak Years of Killing Jews, 1942–19439 Death Throes and Killing Frenzies, 1944–1945Conclusion: Legacies of AtrocityIndexAbout the Author