The Nazi Holocaust - Couverture rigide

Landau, Ronnie S.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1566630541 ISBN 13 : 9781566630542

Editeur : Ivan R Dee, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Landau Ronnie S

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Nazi Holocaust is one of the most momentous events in human history. Yet, it remains on many levels a baffling and unfathomable mystery. By shunning simplistic 'explanations' Ronnie Landau has set out, in a clear, thought-provoking and enlightened fashion, to mediate betweeen this vast, often unapproachable subject and the reader who wrestles with its meaning. Locating the Holocaust within a number of different contexts - Jewish history, German history, genocide in the modern age, the larger story of human bigotry and the triumph of ideology over conscience - Landau penetrates to the very heart of its moral and historical significance. Deeply concerned lest the Holocaust, as a 'unique' phenomenon, be cordoned off from the rest of human history and ghettoized within the highly charged realm of 'Jewish experience', he is at pains to show that transmitting understanding of the Holocaust is about connecting with all humanity.Intended both for the general reader and for students and academics (especially in history, psychology, literature and the humanities), this work is an important breakthrough in the struggle to perpetuate the memory of a tragedy which the world is all too ready to forget.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Nazi Holocaust is an important breakthrough in the struggle to understand this shattering event. By shunning simplistic explanations, Landau seeks to mediate between the vast, often unapproachable subject and the reader who wrestles with its meaning. Locating the Holocaust within a number of different contexts-Jewish history, German history, genocide in the modern age, and the larger story of human bigotry and the triumph of ideology over conscience-his book is a model text, brief but surprisingly comprehensive.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Ivan R Dee
• Date d'édition: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1566630541
• ISBN 13: 9781566630542
• Reliure: Relié