Destruction of the European Jews - Softcover

Hilberg, Raul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0841909105 ISBN 13: 9780841909106

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1985

Synopsis

This student edition of The Destruction of the European Jews makes accessible for classroom use Raul Hilberg's landmark account of Germany's annihilation of Europe's Jewish communities in 1933-1945. Perhaps more than any other book, it answers the question: How did it happen? ""The standard text in its field ... [by] the preeminent scholar of the Holocaust.""—New York Times Book Review

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Review:

"This is a monumental work. Through his careful research Hilberg has made an enduring contribution to Holocaust scholarship."
-- Nechama Tec, author of Defiance: The Bielski Partisans and In the Lion’s Den: The Life of Oswald Rufeisen

Synopsis:

First published in 1961, Raul Hilberg's comprehensive account of how Germany annihilated the Jewish community of Europe spurred discussion, galvanised further research, and shaped the entire field of Holocaust studies. This revised and expanded edition of Hilberg's classic work extends the scope of his study and includes 80,000 words of new material, particularly from recently opened archives in eastern Europe, added over a lifetime of research. It is the definitive work of a scholar who has devoted more than 50 years to exploring and analysing the realities of the Holocaust. Spanning the 12-year period of anti-Jewish actions from 1933 to 1945, Hilberg's study encompasses Germany and all the territories under German rule or influence. Its principal focus is on the large number of perpetrators - civil servants, military personnel, Nazi party functionaries, SS men, and representatives of private enterprises - in the machinery of death.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0841909105
• ISBN 13: 9780841909106
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360