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Books > Humanities > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust

The Tragedy of Nazi Germany (Paperback): Peter Phillips The Tragedy of Nazi Germany (Paperback)
Peter Phillips
R985 Discovery Miles 9 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1969, this book discusses the many factors which atomised German society from 1870 onwards and thus assisted Nazi evil, and it shows that Hitler and Nazism were mere phenomena of a mass age. The author wrote with the twin qualifications as historian and survivor of the camps. To have lived through it and then dissect it as a scholar is an astonishing achievement and it is this achievement that this book records.

Heimat, Region, and Empire - Spatial Identities under National Socialism (Hardcover): Claus-Christian W. Szejnmann, Maiken... Heimat, Region, and Empire - Spatial Identities under National Socialism (Hardcover)
Claus-Christian W. Szejnmann, Maiken Umbach
R1,479 Discovery Miles 14 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The history of spatial identities in the Third Reich is best approached not as the history of a singular ideology of place, but rather, as a history of interrelated spaces. National Socialists, it is clear, attached great importance to place: it was at the heart of their utopian political project, which was about re-making territories as well as people's relationships with them. But in this project, Heimat, region and Empire did not constitute separate realms for political interventions. Rather, in the Third Reich, as in the preceding periods of German history, Heimat, region and Empire were constantly imagined, constructed and re-moulded through their relationship with one another. This collection brings together an exciting mixture of international scholars who are currently pursuing cutting-edge research on spatial identities under National Socialism. They uncover more differentiated spatial imaginaries at the heart of Nazi ideology than were previously acknowledged, and will fuel a growing scepticism about generic national narratives.

Hitler's Forgotten Victims - The Holocaust and the Disabled (Paperback): Suzanne E. Evans Hitler's Forgotten Victims - The Holocaust and the Disabled (Paperback)
Suzanne E. Evans
R260 Discovery Miles 2 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The appalling story of Hitler's murderous policies aimed at the disabled including tens of thousands of children killed by their doctors. Between 1939 and 1945 the Nazi regime systematically murdered thousands of adults and children with physical and mental disabilities as part of its 'euthanasia' policy. These programmes were designed to eliminate all people with disabilities who, according to Nazi ideology, threatened the health and purity of the German race. Hitler's Forgotten Victims explores the development and workings of this nightmarish process, a relatively neglected aspect of the Holocaust. Suzanne Evans's account draws on the rich historical record, as well as scores of exclusive interviews with disabled Holocaust survivors. It begins with a description of the Children's Killing Programme, in which tens of thousands of children with physical and mental disabilities were murdered by their doctors, usually by starvation or lethal injection. The book goes on to recount the AktionT4 programme, in which adults with disabilities were disposed of in six official centres, and the development of the Sterilisation Law, which allowed the forced sterilisation of at least half a million young adults with disabilities.

Red Orchestra - The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler - Revised Edition... Red Orchestra - The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler - Revised Edition (Hardcover)
Anne Nelson
R2,497 Discovery Miles 24 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For years, the history of the anti-Nazi resistance in Germany was hidden and distorted by Cold War politics. Providing a much-needed corrective, Red Orchestra presents the dramatic story of a circle of German citizens who opposed Hitler from the start, choosing to stay in Germany to resist Nazism and help its victims. The book shines a light on this critical movement which was made up of academics, theatre people, and factory workers; Protestants, Catholics and Jews; around 150 Germans all told and from all walks of life. Drawing on archives, memoirs, and interviews with survivors, award-winning scholar and journalist Anne Nelson presents a compelling portrait of the men and women involved, and the terrifying day-to-day decisions in their lives, from the Nazi takeover in 1933 to their Gestapo arrest in 1942. Nelson traces the story of the Red Orchestra (Rote Kapelle) resistance movement within the context of German history, showing the stages of the Nazi movement and regime from the 1920s to the end of the Second World War. She also constructs the narrative around the life of Greta Kuckhoff and other female figures whose role in the anti-Nazi resistance fight is too-often unrecognised or under appreciated. This revised edition includes: * A new introduction which explores elements of the Red Orchestra’s experience that resonate with our times, including: the impact of new media technologies; the dangers of political polarization; and the way the judiciary can be shaped to further the ends of autocracy. The introduction will also address the long-standing misconception that the German Resistance only took action when it was clear that Germany was losing the war. * Historiographic updates throughout the book which take account of recent literature and additional archival sources

The Holocaust in Bohemia and Moravia - Czech Initiatives, German Policies, Jewish Responses (Paperback): Wolf Gruner The Holocaust in Bohemia and Moravia - Czech Initiatives, German Policies, Jewish Responses (Paperback)
Wolf Gruner
R1,048 Discovery Miles 10 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Prior to Hitler's occupation, nearly 120,000 Jews inhabited the areas that would become the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; by 1945, all but a handful had either escaped or been deported and murdered by the Nazis. This pioneering study gives a definitive account of the Holocaust as it was carried out in the region, detailing the German and Czech policies, including previously overlooked measures such as small-town ghettoization and forced labor, that shaped Jewish life. Drawing on extensive new evidence, Wolf Gruner demonstrates how the persecution of the Jews as well as their reactions and resistance efforts were the result of complex actions by German authorities in Prague and Berlin as well as the Czech government and local authorities.

The Nazi Hunters (Paperback): Andrew Nagorski The Nazi Hunters (Paperback)
Andrew Nagorski
R513 R436 Discovery Miles 4 360 Save R77 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Memorial (Yizkor) Book of the Jewish Community of Novogrudok, Poland - Translation of Pinkas Navaredok (Hardcover): Eliezer... Memorial (Yizkor) Book of the Jewish Community of Novogrudok, Poland - Translation of Pinkas Navaredok (Hardcover)
Eliezer Yerushalmi, David Cohen, Helen Cohn
R1,448 Discovery Miles 14 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Memorial (Yizkor) Book of the Jewish Community of Novogrudok, Poland Translation of Pinkas Navaredok, Originally Published in Hebrew and Yiddish in Tel Aviv in 1963. Have you seen the movie "Defiance" about the Bielski brothers' creation of a Jewish village in the forests of Belorussia of families of partisans, and group of Jewish partisans? Have you wondered about Jewish resistance during World War II? Are your ancestors from Novogrudok? Then you must read this book, which has first-hand acounts that has new information that will be of high interest to you. This is the English translation of the original Hebrew and Yiddish book that was compiled by former residents of Novogrudok who emigrated before the war and by survivors of the Shoah from the town, to document the memories of the town, the institutions, the personalities, etc., to give a picture of the rich vitality of our ancestral town. All information is either first-hand accounts or based upon first-hand accounts and therefore serves as a primary resource for either research and to individuals seeking information about the town from which their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents had immigrated; this is their history It is a must for people searching for the history of their ancestors and for researchers looking for primary source material. Navahrudak, Belarus, in the region of Minsk, located at 53 36' North Latitude 25 50' East Longitude and 74 mi WSW of Minsk. Alternate Names: Navahrudak Belorussian], Novogrudok Russian], Nowogrodek Polish], Navaredok Yiddish], Naugardukas Lithuanian], Novaredok, Novogrudek, Novohorodok, Novradok, Nowogrudok, Nowogradek, Navharadak, Nawahradak. Hard cover, 784 pages, with full illustrations and photos from the original book. ISBN: 978-1-939561-03-9

Signs of Survival (Hardcover): Renee Hartman, Joshua M. Greene Signs of Survival (Hardcover)
Renee Hartman, Joshua M. Greene
R435 Discovery Miles 4 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Meet Renee and Herta, two sisters who faced the unimaginable - together. This is their true story. RENEE: I was ten years old then, and my sister was eight. The responsibility was on me to warn everyone when the soldiers were coming because my sister and both my parents were deaf. I was my family's ears. As Jews living in 1940s Czechoslovakia, Renee, Herta and their parents were in immediate danger when the Holocaust came to their door. As the only hearing person in her family, Renee had to alert her parents and sister whenever the sound of Nazi boots approached their home so they could hide. But soon their parents were tragically taken away, and the two sisters went on the run, desperate to find a safe place to hide. Eventually they, too, would be captured and taken to the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. Communicating in sign language and relying on each other for strength in the midst of illness, death and starvation, Renee and Herta would have to fight to survive the darkest of times. This gripping memoir, told in a vivid 'oral history' format, is a testament to the power of sisterhood and love, and now more than ever a reminder of how important it is to honour the past, and keep telling our own stories. A memoir of the Holocaust Perfect for those who want to learn more about the experiences of people during this period of time in history Written with Joshua M. Greene, a renowned Holocaust scholar.

Memory in Hungarian Fascism - A Cultural History (Hardcover): Zoltan Kekesi Memory in Hungarian Fascism - A Cultural History (Hardcover)
Zoltan Kekesi
R3,871 Discovery Miles 38 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Memory in Hungarian Fascism: A Cultural History argues that fascist memory had a key role in the historical formation and later return of fascism. Tracing the trajectory of a perennial figure of fascist memory, the cult of Eszter Solymosi, from interwar Hungary through the Cold War West to contemporary Hungary, the book covers a century of fascism and offers a unique combination of fascism studies and memory studies. How did fascists challenge liberal memory after the First World War? How did the memory culture they created come to frame and feed the Second World War and the genocide? In what ways did fascist memory transform as they navigated the challenges of exile in a profoundly changed political landscape and tried to counter the postwar order? And what role did their legacy, carefully crafted for a post-Communist future, play as later neo-fascists rejected democratic transformation? Eventually, as fascist memory travelled across time and space, the book argues, it contributed to the political challenges that we face today. Based on a variety of unpublished sources, the book offers new insights for students of memory, Holocaust, fascism, and antisemitism studies, Jewish studies, Central and Eastern European history, and Hungarian studies.

Teaching and Learning Through the Holocaust - Thinking About the Unthinkable (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Anthony Pellegrino,... Teaching and Learning Through the Holocaust - Thinking About the Unthinkable (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Anthony Pellegrino, Jeffrey Parker
R3,275 Discovery Miles 32 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book serves as a critical resource for educators across various roles and contexts who are interested in Holocaust education that is both historically sound and practically relevant. As a collection, it pulls together a diverse group of scholars to share their research and experiences. The volume endeavors to address topics including the nature and purpose of Holocaust education, how our understanding of the Holocaust has changed, and resources we can use with learners. These themes are consistent across the chapters, making for a comprehensive exploration of learning through the Holocaust today and in the future.

Night (Book): Elie Wiesel Night (Book)
Elie Wiesel
R614 R514 Discovery Miles 5 140 Save R100 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz - The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive (Paperback): Lucy Adlington The Dressmakers of Auschwitz - The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive (Paperback)
Lucy Adlington
R452 R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Save R71 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Jews of Denmark in the Holocaust - Life and Death in Theresienstadt Ghetto (Hardcover): Silvia Tarabini Fracapane The Jews of Denmark in the Holocaust - Life and Death in Theresienstadt Ghetto (Hardcover)
Silvia Tarabini Fracapane
R3,901 Discovery Miles 39 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Based on never previously explored personal accounts and archival documentation, this book examines life and death in the Theresienstadt ghetto, seen through the eyes of the Jewish victims from Denmark. "How was it in Theresienstadt?" Thus asked Johan Grun rhetorically when he, in July 1945, published a short text about his experiences. The successful flight of the majority of Danish Jewry in October 1943 is a well-known episode of the Holocaust, but the experience of the 470 men, women, and children that were deported to the ghetto has seldom been the object of scholarly interest. Providing an overview of the Judenaktion in Denmark and the subsequent deportations, the book sheds light on the fate of those who were arrested. Through a micro-historical analysis of everyday life, it describes various aspects of social and daily life in proximity to death. In doing so, the volume illuminates the diversity of individual situations and conveys the deportees' perceptions and striving for survival and 'normality'. Offering a multi-perspective and international approach that places the case of Denmark into the broader Jewish experience during the Holocaust, this book is invaluable for researchers of Jewish studies, Holocaust and genocide studies, and the history of modern Denmark.

A Civil War Devotional - Daily Inspirations with Historical Connections (Hardcover): Randy Bishop A Civil War Devotional - Daily Inspirations with Historical Connections (Hardcover)
Randy Bishop
R746 Discovery Miles 7 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Betrayal of Anne Frank - A Cold Case Investigation (Hardcover): Rosemary Sullivan The Betrayal of Anne Frank - A Cold Case Investigation (Hardcover)
Rosemary Sullivan
R783 R667 Discovery Miles 6 670 Save R116 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Georg Hermann - A Writer's Life (Hardcover): John Craig-Sharples Georg Hermann - A Writer's Life (Hardcover)
John Craig-Sharples
R2,546 Discovery Miles 25 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
My March Through Hell - A Young Girl's Terrifying Journey to Survival (Hardcover): Halina Kleiner, Edwin Stepp My March Through Hell - A Young Girl's Terrifying Journey to Survival (Hardcover)
Halina Kleiner, Edwin Stepp
R665 R564 Discovery Miles 5 640 Save R101 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Boy from Boskovice - A Father's Secret Life (Hardcover): Vicky Unwin The Boy from Boskovice - A Father's Secret Life (Hardcover)
Vicky Unwin
R556 Discovery Miles 5 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Vicky Unwin had always known her father - an erstwhile intelligence officer and respected United Nations diplomat - was Czech, but it was not until a stranger turned up on her doorstep that she discovered he was also Jewish. So began a quest to discover the truth about his past - one that perhaps would help answer the niggling doubts she had always had about her 'perfect' father. Finally persuading him to allow her to open a closely guarded cache of family books and papers, Vicky discovered the identity of her grandfather: the tormented author and diplomat Hermann Ungar, hugely controversial in both life and in death, who was a protege and possible lover of Thomas Mann, and a friend of Berthold Brecht and Stefan Zweig. How much of her father's child was Vicky - and how much of his father's child was he? As Vicky worked to uncover deeply buried family secrets, she would find herself slowly unpicking the lingering power of 'survivors' guilt' on the generations that followed the Holocaust, and would learn, via a deathbed confession, of the existence of a previously unknown sister. Together, the sisters attempted to come to terms with what had made their father into the deeply flawed, complex, yet charismatic man he has always been, journeying together through grief and heartache towards forgiveness.

Individuals and Small Groups in Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust - A Case Study of a Young Couple and their Friends... Individuals and Small Groups in Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust - A Case Study of a Young Couple and their Friends (Hardcover)
Ben Braber
R2,176 Discovery Miles 21 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Daily Life During the Holocaust, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Eve Nussbaum Soumerai, Carol D. Schulz Daily Life During the Holocaust, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Eve Nussbaum Soumerai, Carol D. Schulz
R2,133 Discovery Miles 21 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Holocaust--one of the most horrific examples of man's inhumanity to man in recorded history--resulted in the genocide of millions of people, most of them Jews. This volume explores the daily lives of the Holocaust victims and their heroic efforts to maintain a normal existence under inhumane conditions. Readers will learn about the effects of pogroms, Jewish ghettoes, Nazi rule, and deportation on everyday tasks like going to school, practicing religion, or eating dinner. Chapters on life in the concentration camps describe the incomprehensible conditions that plagued the inmates and the ways in which they managed to survive. Soumerai, a survivor herself, offers a unique perspective on the events. Coverage also includes accounts of resistance and the role of rescuers. Four new chapters explore current human rights abuses, including Holocaust denials, modern genocide, and human trafficking, enabling readers to contrast present and past events. In addition to a timeline, a glossary, and engaging illustrations, the second edition also features an extensive bibliography and resource center that guides student researchers toward web sites, organizations, films, and books on the Holocaust and other human rights abuses.

Primary source testimonies from survivors provide powerful insight into the devastating effects of Nazi rule on people's lives. Soumerai, a survivor herself, offers a unique perspective on the events and insight into the persecution of non-Jews: Gypsies, gays, clergy who protested or protected victims, Communists, Jehovah's Witnesses, the mentally ill and handicapped. Readers will explore the effects of pogroms, Jewish ghettoes, Nazi rule, and deportation on everyday tasks like going to school, practicing religion, or eating dinner. Chapters on life in the concentration camps describe the incomprehensible conditions within the camps, including the ways in which inmates managed to survive: avoiding the infirmary, rationing food, utilizing the market system to trade for goods and clothing. Four new chapters shed a modern light on the events of the Holocaust, exploring human rights abuses that continue even today, including Holocaust Denials; genocide in Cambodia, Rwanda, and Sudan; and child slavery and human trafficking. The new material allows readers to compare and contrast present and past human rights abuses, exploring what lessons we have learned, if any, from the Holocaust. An expanded bibliography and resource center guides readers toward related web sites, organizations, films and books related to the Holocaust, modern-day slavery and genocide, child soldiers, and related human rights topics. Illustrations, a timeline of events and a glossary of terms are also included, making this a comprehensive resource for student researchers.

Hiding in Plain Sight - how a Jewish girl survived Europe's heart of darkness (Paperback): Pieter Os Hiding in Plain Sight - how a Jewish girl survived Europe's heart of darkness (Paperback)
Pieter Os; Translated by David Doherty
R268 Discovery Miles 2 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An extraordinary story about a Jewish woman who pretended to be Catholic to survive the Holocaust. Catholics believed she was one of them. A devoted Nazi family took her in. She fell in love with a German engineer who built aeroplanes for the Luftwaffe. But no one knew that Mala Rivka Kizel had been born into a large Orthodox Jewish family. She survived World War II using her charm, intelligence, blonde hair, and blue eyes to assume different identities. Journalist Pieter van Os retraces Mala's footsteps through Europe to uncover her extraordinary journey and the stories of those who helped her. This poignant, rich book is an engrossing meditation on what drives us to fear the Other, and what in turn might allow us to feel compassion for them.

Children Writing the Holocaust (Hardcover, 2004 ed.): S Vice Children Writing the Holocaust (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
S Vice
R2,332 Discovery Miles 23 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines a wide range of works written by and about child survivors and victims of the Holocaust. The writers analyzed range from Anne Frank and Saul Friedlander to Ida Fink and Louis Begley; topics covered include the Kindertransport experience, exile to Siberia, living in hiding, Jewish children masquerading as Christian, and ghetto diaries. Throughout, the argument is made that these texts use such similar techniques and structures that children's-eye views of the Holocaust constitute a discrete literary genre.

Jewish Families in Europe, 1939-Present - History, Representation, and Memory (Paperback): Joanna Beata Michlic Jewish Families in Europe, 1939-Present - History, Representation, and Memory (Paperback)
Joanna Beata Michlic
R1,014 Discovery Miles 10 140 Out of stock

This book offers an extensive introduction and 14 diverse essays on how World War II, the Holocaust, and their aftermath affected Jewish families and Jewish communities, with an especially close look at the roles played by women, youth, and children. Focusing on Eastern and Central Europe, themes explored include: how Jewish parents handled the Nazi threat; rescue and resistance within the Jewish family unit; the transformation of gender roles under duress; youth's wartime and early postwar experiences; postwar reconstruction of the Jewish family; rehabilitation of Jewish children and youth; and the role of Zionism in shaping the present and future of young survivors. Relying on newly available archival material and novel research in the areas of families, youth, rescue, resistance, gender, and memory, this volume will be an indispensable guide to current work on the familial and social history of the Holocaust.

Antisemitism - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover, New): Jerome A. Chanes Antisemitism - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover, New)
Jerome A. Chanes
R1,911 Discovery Miles 19 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A survey of the historical, political, and sociological contexts of antisemitism in more than 50 countries. Antisemitism: A Reference Handbook is the first reference work to present a global survey of antisemitism that goes beyond its history to reveal the roots and nature of antisemitism. Exploring how antisemitism has manifested itself in various countries from pre-Christian times to today's ongoing Palestinian Intifada, which has caused severe reactions in Arab and Muslim communities all over the world, this unique work traces the history of the hatred of Jews worldwide. Approximately 20 biographical sketches profile advocates of antisemitism such as William Marr, who coined the term "antisemitism," and opponents of antisemitism such as St. Anselm and Martin Luther King. In this serious yet accessible volume, students, scholars, government officials, and diplomats will discover the answers to such puzzling questions as "What is antisemitism?" and "How does antisemitism relate to racism and to group prejudice in general?" A detailed worldwide survey of antisemitism, covering every major country from Austria to Yemen Biographical sketches of influential antisemitic figures such as John Chrysostom, Father Charles Coughlin, and David Duke as well as individuals who fought against antisemitism such as Abraham Foxman, David Harris, and Martin Niemoller

Holocaust as Fiction - Bernhard Schlink's "Nazi" Novels and Their Films (Hardcover): W. Donahue Holocaust as Fiction - Bernhard Schlink's "Nazi" Novels and Their Films (Hardcover)
W. Donahue
R2,241 Discovery Miles 22 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Holocaust as Fiction" seeks to explain and critically evaluate the extraordinary success of Schlink's internationally acclaimed novel, "The Reader," the widely read "Selb" detective trilogy, and two popular films based closely on his work. With the help of wide-ranging reception data, the work of Holocaust scholars, as well as cultural and legal reflections on the concept of guilt, Donahue elucidates not only these works, but the wider critical climate that has fostered their success.

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