Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in HistoryThis major work presents a radically new view of the origins of the Nazi slaughter of the Jews. Mayer argues that though Hitler was always viciously anti-Semitic, the genocide was not part of his plan from the start. Instead, it was triggered when the Nazi's massive campaign against Russia began to founder. Mayer places what Hitler called "the Final Solution" in historical context, examining both the prewar political situation in Europe that made it possible, and some analogous, if much less horrific, events in the distant past. The result is an important and provocative new answer to one of the most pressing questions facing historians today: How could such an enormity have come to pass? |
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tion and patriotism, fostered by university education. During the high noon of
Weimar close to 5 percent of all university students were Jewish, and so were 5
percent of the professors. In the capital, depending on the discipline, the
percentages ...
tion and patriotism, fostered by university education. During the high noon of
Weimar close to 5 percent of all university students were Jewish, and so were 5
percent of the professors. In the capital, depending on the discipline, the
percentages ...
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tion. Between 1926 and 1939 the proportion of Russian Jews declaring Yiddish
to be their first language was reported to have fallen from 72 to 41 percent. At the
same time, mixed unions soared to over 15 percent of all Jewish marriages in ...
tion. Between 1926 and 1939 the proportion of Russian Jews declaring Yiddish
to be their first language was reported to have fallen from 72 to 41 percent. At the
same time, mixed unions soared to over 15 percent of all Jewish marriages in ...
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He maintained that "what dogmas are for faith, party principles are for the political
party in process of forma- tion. In Mein Kampf Hitler conceived the Nazi
Weltanschauung as a contraposition to the Marxist doctrine, which he considered
"the ...
He maintained that "what dogmas are for faith, party principles are for the political
party in process of forma- tion. In Mein Kampf Hitler conceived the Nazi
Weltanschauung as a contraposition to the Marxist doctrine, which he considered
"the ...
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Contents
Historical Signposts | 3 |
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in History |
| Author | Arno J. Mayer |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1990 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 6 Jan 2011 |
| ISBN | 0679728996, 9780679728993 |
| Length | 508 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / General |
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