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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Niewyk, Donald L., 1940-
Other Authors: Nicosia, Francis R., 1944-
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2000], ©2000.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (488 pages) : maps
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • pt. 1. Historical overview
  • pt. 2. Problems and interpretations
  • Defining the Holocaust
  • Roots of the Holocaust
  • How the "Final Solution" came about
  • The perpetrators and their motivations
  • The victims' reactions to persecution
  • The behavior of bystanders
  • The question of rescue
  • The lasting effect of the Holocaust
  • pt. 3. Chronology
  • pt. 4. Encyclopedia
  • pt. 5. Resources
  • Appendixes.