Why?: Explaining the Holocaust

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W. W. Norton & Company, 17 jan 2017 - 432 pagina's

Featured in the PBS documentary, "The US and the Holocaust" by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein

"Superbly written and researched, synthesizing the classics while digging deep into a vast repository of primary sources." —Josef Joffe, Wall Street Journal

Why? explores one of the most tragic events in human history by addressing eight of the most commonly asked questions about the Holocaust: Why the Jews? Why the Germans? Why murder? Why this swift and sweeping? Why didn’t more Jews fight back more often? Why did survival rates diverge? Why such limited help from outside? What legacies, what lessons?

An internationally acclaimed scholar, Peter Hayes brings a wealth of research and experience to bear on conventional views of the Holocaust, dispelling many misconceptions and challenging some of the most prominent recent interpretations.

 

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Why Another Book on the Holocaust?
Why the Germans?
Why Murder?
Why This Swift and Sweeping?
Why Didnt More Jews Fight Back More Often?
Why Did Survival Rates Diverge?
Why Such Limited Help from Outside?
What Legacies What Lessons?
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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Over de auteur (2017)

Peter Hayes is professor of history and German and Theodore Zev Weiss Holocaust Educational Foundation Professor of Holocaust Studies Emeritus at Northwestern University, and chair of the Academic Committee of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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