The Resource Why? : explaining the Holocaust, Peter Hayes
Why? : explaining the Holocaust, Peter Hayes
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The item Why? : explaining the Holocaust, Peter Hayes represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Cedar Rapids Public Library-Metro Library Network.
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- 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? While responding to the questions he has been most frequently asked by students over the decades, world-renowned 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." -- Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 412 pages
- Contents
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- Why another book on the Holocaust?
- Targets: why the Jews?
- Attackers: why the Germans?
- Escalation: why murder?
- Annihilation: why this swift and sweeping?
- Victims: why didn't more Jews fight back more often?
- Homelands: why did survival rates diverge?
- Onlookers: why such limited help from outside?
- Aftermath: what legacies, what lessons?
- Isbn
- 9780393254365
- Label
- Why? : explaining the Holocaust
- Title
- Why?
- Title remainder
- explaining the Holocaust
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter Hayes
- Language
- eng
- 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? While responding to the questions he has been most frequently asked by students over the decades, world-renowned 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." -- Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946 September 7-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hayes, Peter
- Dewey number
- 940.53/1811
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D804.3
- LC item number
- .H387 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Antisemitism
- Jews
- Jews
- Germany
- Germany
- Label
- Why? : explaining the Holocaust, Peter Hayes
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Why another book on the Holocaust? -- Targets: why the Jews? -- Attackers: why the Germans? -- Escalation: why murder? -- Annihilation: why this swift and sweeping? -- Victims: why didn't more Jews fight back more often? -- Homelands: why did survival rates diverge? -- Onlookers: why such limited help from outside? -- Aftermath: what legacies, what lessons?
- Control code
- BK0018911116
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 412 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393254365
- Lccn
- 2016031588
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Label
- Why? : explaining the Holocaust, Peter Hayes
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Why another book on the Holocaust? -- Targets: why the Jews? -- Attackers: why the Germans? -- Escalation: why murder? -- Annihilation: why this swift and sweeping? -- Victims: why didn't more Jews fight back more often? -- Homelands: why did survival rates diverge? -- Onlookers: why such limited help from outside? -- Aftermath: what legacies, what lessons?
- Control code
- BK0018911116
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 412 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393254365
- Lccn
- 2016031588
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
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