"The Oryx Holocaust Sourcebook" provides a comprehensive
selection of high quality resources in the field of Holocaust
studies. The "Sourcebook's" 17 chapters cover general reference
works; narrative histories; monographs in the social sciences;
fiction, drama, and poetry; books for children and young adults;
periodicals; primary sources; electronic resources in various
formats; audiovisual materials; photographs; music; film and video;
educational and teaching materials; and information on
organizations, museums, and memorials. In addition, each chapter
begins with a concise overview essay. The book also includes a
preface, and index, and an appendix listing general distributors
and vendors of Holocaust materials.
Drawn from a wide array of scholarly disciplines ranging across
the humanities and social sciences, the items included in each
chapter were selected using the following criteria: (1) current
availability for use or purchase; (2) availability in English,
unless a non-English item was too significant to exclude; (3)
scholarly legitimacy, meaning it is recognized as a work of
authentic scholarship that contributes to advancement of knowledge
in the field; (4) relationship to topical categories for study of
the Holocaust as noted in the Curriculum Guidelines of the
Association of Holocaust Organizations, as listed in major
bibliographic works, and as used as topics in the contents of
Holocaust and Genocide Studies, the leading journal in the field;
and, (5) in the case of online resources (Internet sites),
adherence to standards of scholarly documentation established by
learned societies or recognized by reputable scholarly
institutions, as well as the display of accurate and credible
content about the Holocaust drawn from reputable scholarship.
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