History of the Holocaust : a handbook and dictionary
 Author: Edelheit, Abraham J.
 Format: Book
 Published: Boulder : Westview Press, 1994.
 Language: English
 Summary:
A two-part volume that combines an accessible overview of contemporary Jewish history with a dictionary of Holocaust terms. In addition to assessing the Holocaust specifically, Part 1 discusses the history of European Jewry, antisemitism, the rise and fall of Nazism and fascism, WWII, and the postwar implications of the Holocaust. Part 2 provides a dictionary of terms re... (see more)

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Perkins/Bostock Library Reference D804.3 .E33 1994 c.1 Available - Library Use Only
 
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  • xix, 524 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
  • ISBN: 0813314119
  • ISBN: 0813322405 (pbk.)
  • OCLC Number: 29548953
DUKE001571650
Table of Contents
  • Illustrations (p. xi)
  • Abbreviations (p. xv)
  • Preface (p. xvii)
  • Part 1. History of the Holocaust (p. 1)
  • 1. Antecedents (p. 3)
  • Notes (p. 13)
  • 2. World War I and its Aftermath (p. 15)
  • Notes (p. 27)
  • 3. The Nazi Totalitarian State (p. 29)
  • Notes (p. 38)
  • 4. The Shoa (p. 41)
  • Notes (p. 62)
  • 5. The Geography of the Holocaust (p. 66)
  • Notes (p. 87)
  • 6. Jewish Responses to Persecution (p. 91)
  • Notes (p. 110)
  • 7. Jewish-Gentile Relations in Extremis (p. 114)
  • Notes (p. 124)
  • 8. International Responses (p. 126)
  • Notes (p. 140)
  • 9. Aftermath and Recovery (p. 143)
  • Notes (p. 156)
  • Part 2. Dictionary of Holocaust Terms (p. 159)
  • For Further Reading (p. 461)
  • About the Book and Authors (p. 479)
  • Name Index (p. 481)
  • Subject Index (p. 507)
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Title Summary
A two-part volume that combines an accessible overview of contemporary Jewish history with a dictionary of Holocaust terms. In addition to assessing the Holocaust specifically, Part 1 discusses the history of European Jewry, antisemitism, the rise and fall of Nazism and fascism, WWII, and the postwar implications of the Holocaust. Part 2 provides a dictionary of terms relating to the Holocaust culled from dozens of primary and secondary sources in a range of languages, and including a comprehensive set of tables, each prefaced by a descriptive overview of pertinent issues. Graphs, photographs, and documents supplement the text, and there is an extensive bibliography. Indexed by person, place, and subject. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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