Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in HistoryThis highly acclaimed book presents a radically new view of the origins of the Holocaust. Mayer argues that the slaughter of the Jews was not part of Hitler's plan from the start, but came about only when the Nazis' massive campaign aagainst Russia foundered. Illustrated. |
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... Europe also had its external manifesta- tions . It coincided with the loss of Europe's primacy in the world system and its retrenchment from overseas empire . But what was of greatest consequence for the fate of the Jews is that Europe's ...
... Europe also had its external manifesta- tions . It coincided with the loss of Europe's primacy in the world system and its retrenchment from overseas empire . But what was of greatest consequence for the fate of the Jews is that Europe's ...
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... Europe's age - old anti - Jewish preju- dices . In fact , this new political anti - Semitism , which was a concomi ... Europe's Jews was contingent on the evolution of Europe's general crisis , which tended in two opposite directions ...
... Europe's age - old anti - Jewish preju- dices . In fact , this new political anti - Semitism , which was a concomi ... Europe's Jews was contingent on the evolution of Europe's general crisis , which tended in two opposite directions ...
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... Europe's economic , military , and colonial supremacy in the world system . Overall , World War Two claimed at least 50 million dead , the overwhelming majority of them in Europe . There were about 20 million battlefield casualties , 15 ...
... Europe's economic , military , and colonial supremacy in the world system . Overall , World War Two claimed at least 50 million dead , the overwhelming majority of them in Europe . There were about 20 million battlefield casualties , 15 ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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