Holocaust : the Nazi persecution and murder of the Jews

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"Focusing closely on the perpetrators and exploring the process of decision making, Longerich convincingly shows that anti-Semitism was not a mere by-product of the Nazis' political mobilization or an attempt to deflect the attention of the masses. Rather, from 1933 anti-Jewish policy was a central tenet of the Nazi movement's attempts to implement, disseminate, and secure National Socialist rule -- and one which crucially shaped Nazi policy deci...

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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

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ISBN:

9780199600731 (trade paperback)
9780199600731

Description:

xiii, 645 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Nazi persecution and murder of the Jews

Notes:

"This book first appeared in Germany in 1998 under the title Politik der Vernichtung. For this English edition, the whole of the original text was revised to take account of the latest scholarship in the field of Holocaust studies: the book has been significantly reworked, shortened in some places and extended in others"--Page 9
Translation of: Politik der Vernichtung
Originally published in hardcover: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010
Includes bibliographical references and index
Translated from the German

LCCN:

2010922410

Control Number:

850194

Other Authors:

Whiteside, Shaun, translator
translation of: Longerich, Peter. Politik der Vernichtung. English

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