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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael Berenbaum; Abraham J Peck; United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. |
ISBN: | 0253215293 9780253215291 |
OCLC Number: | 49395062 |
Notes: | Originally published: 1998. Includes index. Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. |
Description: | 856 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Probing the Holocaust -- Antisemitism and racism in Nazi ideology -- The politics of racial health and science -- The Nazi state -- Concentration camps -- The Axis, the Allies, and the Neutrals -- Jewish leadership, Jewish resistance -- The rescuers -- The survivor experience. |
Responsibility: | edited by Michael Berenbaum and Abraham J. Peck. |
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"A huge and hugely significant collection of much of the best Holocaust scholarship to appear in the last half-century... With this one weighty volume of 54 chapters (and extensive notes), a reader can learn how far Holocaust scholarship has progressed and what areas will be discussed for generations to come." --Kirkus Reviews "Recognizing the passionately controversial nature of the field, the editors have opted for variety over unanimity. Competently and unobtrusively, they have brought together a stimulating collection of high-quality essays that should be useful to specialists and general readers alike. Essential for all libraries." --Choice "Destined to become an essential resource." --Booklist "... this magnificent collection of essays is surely among [the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's] greatest achievements to date... The range of the essays is nothing short of breathtaking." --Jerusalem Post Read more...

