The Columbia guide to the Holocaust 1st Edition by Donald Niewyk, Francis Nicosia 0231505906 9780231505901

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ISBN 10: 0231505906 

ISBN 13: 9780231505901

Author: Donald L. Niewyk, Francis R. Nicosia

Offering a multidimensional approach to one of the most important episodes of the twentieth century, The Columbia Guide to the Holocaust offers readers and researchers a general history of the Holocaust while delving into the core issues and debates in the study of the Holocaust today. Each of the book’s five distinct parts stands on its own as valuable research aids; together, they constitute an integrated whole. Part I provides a narrative overview of the Holocaust, placing it within the larger context of Nazi Germany and World War II. Part II examines eight critical issues or controversies in the study of the Holocaust, including the following questions: Were the Jews the sole targets of Nazi genocide, or must other groups, such as homosexuals, the handicapped, Gypsies, and political dissenters, also be included? What are the historical roots of the Holocaust? How and why did the “Final Solution” come about? Why did bystanders extend or withhold aid? Part III consists of a concise chronology of major events and developments that took place surrounding the Holocaust, including the armistice ending World War I, the opening of the first major concentration camp at Dachau, Germany’s invasion of Poland, the failed assassination attempt against Hitler, and the formation of Israel. Part IV contains short descriptive articles on more than two hundred key people, places, terms, and institutions central to a thorough understanding of the Holocaust. Entries include Adolf Eichmann, Anne Frank, the Warsaw Ghetto, Aryanization, the SS, Kristallnacht, and the Catholic Church. Part V presents an annotated guide to the best print, video, electronic, and institutional resources in English for further study. Armed with the tools contained in this volume, students or researchers investigating this vast and complicated topic will gain an informed understanding of one of the greatest tragedies in world history.

Table of contents:

Part I

Excluding the “Racially Inferior,” 1933–1939

War and the Beginning of Genocide, 1939–1941

The Final Solution, 1941–1944

The End of the Holocaust, 1944–1945

Aftermath and Legacies

Part II. Problems and Interpretations

Defining the Holocaust

The Gypsies

The Mentally and Physically Handicapped

Soviet Prisoners of War

Polish and Soviet Civilians

Political Prisoners, Religious Dissenters, and Homosexuals

Conclusion

Roots of the Holocaust

Trends in Modern European History

The History of the Victims

The History of Prejudice

How the “Final Solution” Came About

Intentionalists

Functionalists

Synthesizers

The Perpetrators and Their Motivations

Perpetrators

Motivations

The Victims’ Reactions to Persecution

Accommodation

Armed Resistance

Evasion

Surviving the Camps

The Survivors’ Views

The Behavior of Bystanders

Germany

Eastern Europe

Western Europe

The Question of Rescue

The Allied Powers

The Neutrals

The Lasting Effect of the Holocaust

Participants

Legal and Religious Institutions

Scholars and Students

Part III

Part IV

People

Places

Terms

Organizations

Part V

Resources

Printed Reference Works

Printed Sources (Primary and Secondary)

Filmography

Electronic Resources

Resource Organizations, Museums, and Memorials

Appendix 1. Tables

Appendix 2. Maps

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