Approaches to Auschwitz, Revised Edition: The Holocaust and Its Legacy - Softcover

Rubenstein, Richard L.; Roth, John K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664223532 ISBN 13: 9780664223533

Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press, 2003

Synopsis

Distinctively coauthored by a Christian scholar and a Jewish scholar, this monumental, interdisciplinary study explores the various ways in which the Holocaust has been studied and assesses its continuing significance. The authors develop an analysis of the Holocaust's historical roots, its shattering impact on human civilization, and its decisive importance in determining the fate of the world. This revised edition takes into account developments in Holocaust studies since the first edition was published.

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"Approaches to Auschwitz is brilliant in its pedagogy, authoritative in its understanding, and bold in its impact. It ranks as an original work of scholarship and among the finest--if not the finest--of the texts that professors can choose for their class."

Synopsis:

This interdisciplinary study, written by a Christian scholar and a Jewish scholar, explores the various ways in which the Holocaust has been studied and assesses its continuing significance. In this revised edition, Roth (philosophy; director, Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights, Claremont McKenna College) and Rubenste

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0664223532
• ISBN 13: 9780664223533
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 250