The Holocaust: A Concise History (Critical Issues in World and International History)

Bergen, Doris L.

ISBN 10: 0742557146 / ISBN 13: 9780742557147

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009

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Synopsis:

In examining one of the defining events of the twentieth century, Doris Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical, political, social, cultural, and military contexts. Unlike many other treatments of the Holocaust, this history traces not only the persecution of the Jews, but also other segments of society victimized by the Nazis: Gypsies, homosexuals, Poles, Soviet POWs, the disabled, and other groups deemed undesirable. With clear and eloquent prose, Bergen explores the two interconnected goals that drove the Nazi German program of conquest and genocide―purification of the so-called Aryan race and expansion of its living space―and discusses how these goals affected the course of World War II. Including illustrations and firsthand accounts from perpetrators, victims, and eyewitnesses, the book is immediate, human, and eminently readable.

About the Author: Doris L. Bergen is the Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Toronto. She has been researching and teaching about the Holocaust for thirty-five years.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Holocaust: A Concise History (Critical ...
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: very_good
Edition: 2nd Edition