The Holocaust in historyPublished for Brandeis University Press by University Press of New England, Nov 1, 1987 - History - 267 pages 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. Book jacket. |
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The chapters that follow address what I think are the most important themes
discussed by historians of the Holocaust — and themes about which there has
been serious historical investigation. I have had no difficulty excluding from this
book ...
The chapters that follow address what I think are the most important themes
discussed by historians of the Holocaust — and themes about which there has
been serious historical investigation. I have had no difficulty excluding from this
book ...
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The most important Nazis who directed the Final Solution were either dead —
Hitler, Heydrich, Himmler — or missing, or were not deemed important enough to
be judged as major criminals. Several of the most sinister Nazi murderers were ...
The most important Nazis who directed the Final Solution were either dead —
Hitler, Heydrich, Himmler — or missing, or were not deemed important enough to
be judged as major criminals. Several of the most sinister Nazi murderers were ...
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Arthur Morse's While Six Million Died, published in 1967, was the first important
study of American bystanders, beginning a major genre of historical analysis.
Yad Vashem, the Israeli institute devoted to Holocaust research and
commemoration ...
Arthur Morse's While Six Million Died, published in 1967, was the first important
study of American bystanders, beginning a major genre of historical analysis.
Yad Vashem, the Israeli institute devoted to Holocaust research and
commemoration ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
THE HOLOCAUST IN PERSPECTIVE | 8 |
THE FINAL SOLUTION | 31 |
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| Title | The Holocaust in history Volume 7 of Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series Issue 7 of Tauber Institute series, Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry (Waltham, Mass.) |
| Author | Michael Robert Marrus |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Published for Brandeis University Press by University Press of New England, 1987 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0874514258, 9780874514254 |
| Length | 267 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Holocaust History / Military / World War II Religion / Judaism / General |
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