ABSTRACT

Fully revised and updated, this second edition includes:

·   A much expanded selection of original documents, many never before anthologised in English

·   Added treatment of the role of non-Germans in the Holocaust and the geographical variations in Jewish response

·   Additional consideration of the much-debated nexus between the Holocaust and modernity

·   A new section on how 'the Holocaust' developed as a distinct historical topic

·   Useful and informative Chronology, Who’s Who and Glossary 

David Engel’s book is a taut, compact narration that appeals to the intellect as much, if not more, than to the emotions. It is sure to be welcomed by students in departments of History, Politics and European Studies as well as by anyone trying to get to grips with this complex and far-reaching subject for the first time.

part |2 pages

PART ONE ANALYSIS

chapter 1|8 pages

STUDYING THE HOLOCAUST

chapter 2|8 pages

THE JEWS

chapter 3|12 pages

HITLER, NAZIS, GERMANS, AND JEWS

chapter 4|13 pages

1933–41: A TWISTED ROAD?

chapter 5|12 pages

RESPONDING TO PERSECUTION

chapter 6|15 pages

THE TRANSITION TO KILLING

chapter 7|19 pages

RESPONDING TO MURDER

chapter 8|9 pages

HUMANITY, MODERNITY, AND THE HOLOCAUST

part |1 pages

PART TWO DOCUMENTS

chapter 5|1 pages

Kristallnacht in German public opinion

chapter 7|1 pages

The Lublin reservation

chapter 33|1 pages

Himmler comments on mass murder