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Hayes, Peter, 1946 September 7-
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Causes.
Antisemitism -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Jews -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Jews -- Persecutions -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
Germany -- Ethnic relations.
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Hayes, Peter, 1946 September 7-
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Causes.
Antisemitism -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Jews -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Jews -- Persecutions -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
Germany -- Ethnic relations.
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Why? : explaining the Holocaust /
Peter
Hayes
.
by
Hayes
,
Peter
,
1946
September
7-
Call #:
940.5318 H418w
Subjects
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Causes.
Antisemitism -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Jews -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Jews -- Persecutions -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
Germany -- Ethnic relations.
ISBN:
9780393254365 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Explaining the Holocaust
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
xvi, 412 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [347]-390) and index.
Contents:
Why another book on the Holocaust? -- Targets : Why the Jews? Antimsemitism ; Emancipation and backlash -- Attackers : Why the Germans? Nation and Volk ; Hitler's opportunity -- Escalation : Why murder? From Aryanization to atrocity ; Gentile and Jewish responses -- Annihilation : Why this swift and sweeping? From bullets to gas ; Perpetrators : the "generation without limits" ; Enslavement -- Victims : Why didn't more Jews fight back more often? Compliance and resistance ; The world of the camps -- Homelands : Why did survival rates diverge? Varieties of behavior ; The case of Poland -- Onlookers : Why such limited help from outside? Prewar evasions ; Wartime priorities -- Aftermath : What legacies, what lessons? Return, resettlement, retribution, and restitution ; Memory, myths, and meanings.
Summary:
"Despite the outpouring of books, movies, museums, memorials, and courses devoted to the Holocaust, a coherent explanation of why such ghastly carnage erupted from the heart of civilized Europe in the twentieth century still seems elusive even seventy years later. Numerous theories have sprouted in an attempt to console ourselves and to point the blame in emotionally satisfying directions - yet none of them are fully convincing. As witnesses to the Holocaust near the ends of their lives, it becomes that much more important to unravel what happened and to educate a new generation about the horrors inflicted by the Nazi regime on Jews and non-Jews alike. Why? dispels many misconceptions and answers some of the most basic - yet vexing - questions that remain: why the Jews and not another ethnic group? Why the Germans? Why such a swift and sweeping extermination? Why didn't more Jews fight back more often? Why didn't they receive more help? Holocaust historian and professor
Peter
Hayes
brings a wealth of scholarly research and experience to bear on conventional, popular views of the history, challenging some of the most prominent recent interpretations. He argues that there is no single theory that "explains" the Holocaust; the convergence of multiple forces at a particular moment in time led to catastrophe.
Hayes
weaves together stories and statistics to heart-stopping effect. An authoritative, groundbreaking exploration of the origins of one of the most tragic events in human history"--Provided by publisher.
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