The Columbia Guide to the Holocaust

Confronting Deviant Behavior in World Politics

Bibliographic Data

ID19944870
AuthorsMiroslav Nincic, Donald L Niewyk, Francis R Nicosia
Year2003
Pages232
Publication date2003-12-31
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueRenegade Regimes (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherColumbia University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.7312/niew11200
OpenAlexW658901974
Open LibraryOL9675995M
ISBN9780231137034
LanguageEN
Citations received8

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

Political science · The Holocaust · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies · 1989 · Current Events · Deviant behavior · International Relations · International Relations - General · International Security · Political Freedom & Security - International Secur · Politics · Politics/International Relations · Power (Social sciences) · Security, International · World politics

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