The Columbia Guide to the Holocaust

Donald Niewyk; Francis Nicosia

Published by Columbia University Press 2003

The Columbia Guide to the Holocaust

Donald Niewyk and Francis Nicosia

https://doi.org/10.7312/niew11200

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About this book

This invaluable resource provides a multidimensional survey of the Holocaust, essentially integrating five separate books into one comprehensive reference tool: a historical overview; a guide to Holocaust controversies; an A-to-Z encyclopedia of people, places, and terms; a chronology; and a comprehensive resource guide. Whether used separately for their individual merits or approached as an integrated whole, the five sections of this informative volume constitute an indispensable contribution to the study of the Holocaust.

Offering a multidimensional approach to one of the most important episodes of the twentieth century, The Columbia Guide to the Holocaust offers readers and researchers a general history of the Holocaust while delving into the core issues and debates in the study of the Holocaust today.

Each of the book's five distinct parts stands on its own as valuable research aids; together, they constitute an integrated whole. Part I provides a narrative overview of the Holocaust, placing it within the larger context of Nazi Germany and World War II. Part II examines eight critical issues or controversies in the study of the Holocaust, including the following questions: Were the Jews the sole targets of Nazi genocide, or must other groups, such as homosexuals, the handicapped, Gypsies, and political dissenters, also be included? What are the historical roots of the Holocaust? How and why did the "Final Solution" come about? Why did bystanders extend or withhold aid?

Part III consists of a concise chronology of major events and developments that took place surrounding the Holocaust, including the armistice ending World War I, the opening of the first major concentration camp at Dachau, Germany's invasion of Poland, the failed assassination attempt against Hitler, and the formation of Israel.

Part IV contains short descriptive articles on more than two hundred key people, places, terms, and institutions central to a thorough understanding of the Holocaust. Entries include Adolf Eichmann, Anne Frank, the Warsaw Ghetto, Aryanization, the SS, Kristallnacht, and the Catholic Church. Part V presents an annotated guide to the best print, video, electronic, and institutional resources in English for further study.

Armed with the tools contained in this volume, students or researchers investigating this vast and complicated topic will gain an informed understanding of one of the greatest tragedies in world history.

Author / Editor information

Donald L. Niewyk is professor of history at Southern Methodist University and is the author of four books, including Fresh Wounds: Early Narratives of Holocaust Survival.Francis R. Nicosia is professor of history at Saint Michael's College and is the author or editor of several books on the Holocaust and the Third Reich, including The Third Reich and the Palestine Question.

Reviews

Raul Hilberg:
A valuable work of reference. It is superbly organized and its quality is uniform throughout. Succinct, lucid, and informative, this compact volume is also up-to-date. It fills a broad need.

Very helpful and useful.

Useful and recommended for all libraries.

John A. Drobnicki:
An impressive volume, and the authors have succeeded in providing a handy one-volume, multipurpose guide to the Holocaust.

One of the most useful portable Holocaust reference works published in the last few years. What makes this work so interesting is that it is structured so differently from most other one-volume works on the topic....Recommended for all libraries.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
PART I . HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
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PART II . PROBLEMS AND INTERPRETATIONS
Defining the Holocaust Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Roots of the Holocaust Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
How the “Final Solution” Came About Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
The Perpetrators and Their Motivations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
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The Question of Rescue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
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PART III. CHRONOLOGY
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PART IV. ENCYCLOPEDIA
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PART V. RESOURCES
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Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 416
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 11
- Other: 11 maps, tables

eBook

Published: September 3, 2003
ISBN: 9780231505901