The Holocaust in History

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HISTORY/HOLOCAUST STUDIES • F953 • $8
'A MASTERLY, ENGROSSING ASSESSMENT OF THE
VAST HOLOCAUST LITERATURE." —Publishers Weekly
Did Europe's Jews go passively to their deaths? How did Nazi anti-Semitism
evolve into mass murder? How important was Hitler's own hatred of the Jews
in creating the Final Solution? Why didn't the Allies aggressively try to save
Jews before the war's end?
Michael R. Marrus, in the first comprehensive assessment of the vast historical
literature on the Holocaust, tackles explosive issues and tortured memories,
handling them with judiciousness and sensitivity. Drawing on the entire
range of historical literature on this subject, he comments upon the questions
that have troubled observers over the years. By applying the tools of historical,
sociological, and political analysis, he presents a balanced but eye-opening
treatment of many highly charged topics on the Holocaust, including the
role of collaborationist governments, the Roman Catholic... Tovább

Fülszöveg

HISTORY/HOLOCAUST STUDIES • F953 • $8
'A MASTERLY, ENGROSSING ASSESSMENT OF THE
VAST HOLOCAUST LITERATURE." —Publishers Weekly
Did Europe's Jews go passively to their deaths? How did Nazi anti-Semitism
evolve into mass murder? How important was Hitler's own hatred of the Jews
in creating the Final Solution? Why didn't the Allies aggressively try to save
Jews before the war's end?
Michael R. Marrus, in the first comprehensive assessment of the vast historical
literature on the Holocaust, tackles explosive issues and tortured memories,
handling them with judiciousness and sensitivity. Drawing on the entire
range of historical literature on this subject, he comments upon the questions
that have troubled observers over the years. By applying the tools of historical,
sociological, and political analysis, he presents a balanced but eye-opening
treatment of many highly charged topics on the Holocaust, including the
role of collaborationist governments, the Roman Catholic Church, the local
populations, Jewish ghetto leadership, and the Jews themselves.
"Accurate and discerning, ranging over the vast literature that has arisen
and enabling us to comprehend the context, understand the issues and
leaving us to agonize about possible answers. An ideal introduction to the
subject for any student of the Holocaust, and an authoritative summary
for the expert."
—Yehuda Bauer, Institute of Contemporaryjewry,
The Hebrew University ofjerusalem Vissza