Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust (Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest)

Beginning with the roots of anti-Semitism in early Christian Europe, this book traces the evolution of the Jewish stereotype as the evil “other,” which culminated in Adolf Hitler’s war against the Jews, wherein he sought to eliminate through mass murder every Jewish man, woman and child. It includes most recent scholarship on the Holocaust which reflects the recent rise of Neo-Nazism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia throughout the West, including the United States. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, issues, and events that led to the murder of six-million Jews, and millions of other groups by Nazi Germany. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Holocaust. Pp. xv-xlv present a chronology covering the period 1879-1998, relating to the beginning of modern antisemitism and focusing on the rise of Nazism, the Holocaust, and its postwar commemoration. The introduction (p. 1-29) contains a brief history of the Holocaust. The dictionary (p. 31-271) includes persons, places, organizations, and other terms related to the events of the Holocaust. Pp. 273-319 contain a bibliography of works on the Holocaust in the English language (primary and secondary sources) and a list of major Holocaust archives around the world. (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism) Zusammenfassung: "This third edition of Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, issues, and events that led to the murder of six-million Jews, and millions of other groups by Nazi Germany."--(Provided by publisher.) "This third edition of Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, issues, and events that led to the murder of six-million Jews, and millions of other groups by Nazi Germany."-- Provided by publisher This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust includes an updated chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant events and personalities Contents Editor’s Foreword Acronyms and Abbreviations Chronology Introduction THE DICTIONARY A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Bibliography About the Author