The Oxford Handbook of Holocaust Studies (Oxford Handbooks)

Few scholarly fields have developed in recent decades as rapidly and vigorously as Holocaust Studies. At the start of the twenty-first century, the persecution and murder perpetrated by the Nazi regime have become the subjects of an enormous literature in multiple academic disciplines and a touchstone of public and intellectual discourse in such diverse fields as politics, ethics and religion. Forward-looking and multi-disciplinary, this handbook draws on the work of an international team of forty-seven outstanding scholars. The handbook is thematically divided into five broad sections. Part One, Enablers , concentrates on the broad and necessary contextual conditions for the Holocaust. Part Two, Protagonists , concentrates on the principal persons and groups involved in the Holocaust and attempts to disaggregate the conventional interpretive categories of perpetrator, victim, and bystander. It examines the agency of the Nazi leaders and killers and of those involved in resisting and surviving the assault. Part Three, Settings , concentrates on the particular places, sites, and physical circumstances where the actions of the Holocaust's protagonists and the forms of persecution were literally grounded. Part Four, Representations , engages complex questions about how the Holocaust can and should be grasped and what meaning or lack of meaning might be attributed to events through historical analysis, interpretation of texts, artistic creation and criticism, and philosophical and religious reflection. Part Five, Aftereffects , explores the Holocaust's impact on politics and ethics, education and religion, national identities and international relations, the prospects for genocide prevention, and the defense of human rights. Few scholarly fields have developed in recent decades as rapidly and vigorously as Holocaust Studies. At the start of the twenty-first century, the persecution and murder perpetrated by the Nazi regime have become the subjects of an enormous literature in multiple academic disciplines and a touchstone of public and intellectual discourse in such diverse fields as politics, ethics and religion. Forward-looking and multi-disciplinary, this handbook draws on the work of an international team of forty-seven outstanding scholars. The handbook is thematically divided into five broad sections. Part One, Enablers, concentrates on the broad and necessary contextual conditions for the Holocaust. Part Two, Protagonists, concentrates on the principal persons and groups involved in the Holocaust and attempts to disaggregate the conventional interpretive categories of perpetrator, victim, and bystander. It examines the agency of the Nazi leaders and killers and of those involved in resisting and surviving the assault. Part Three, Settings, concentrates on the particular places, sites, and physical circumstances where the actions of the Holocaust's protagonists and the forms of persecution were literally grounded. Part Four, Representations, engages complex questions about how the Holocaust can and should be grasped and what meaning or lack of meaning might be attributed to events through historical analysis, interpretation of texts, artistic creation and criticism, and philosophical and religious reflection. Part Five, Aftereffects, explores the Holocaust's impact on politics and ethics, education and religion, national identities and international relations, the prospects for genocide prevention, and the defense of human rights. - Publisher Introduction / Peter Hayes and John K. Roth I: Enablers Antisemitism / Richard S. Levy Science / Patricia Heberer Nationalism / Eric D. Weitz Colonialism / A. Dirk Moses Fascism / Philip Morgan World Wars / Doris Bergen II: Protagonists Hitler and Himmler / Alan E. Steinweis Problem Solvers / Christopher Browning Killers / Edward Westermann On-Lookers / Paul Levine Rescuers / Deborah Dwork Jews / Dan Michman Women / Lenore J. Weitzman Children / Nicholas Stargardt Catholics / Kevin P. Spicer Protestants / Robert P. Ericksen The Allies / Shlomo Aronson Gypsies, Homosexuals, and Slavs / John Connelly III: Settings Greater Germany / Wolf Gruner Living Space / Wendy Lower Occupied and Satellite States / Radu Ioanid Ghettos / Martin C. Dean Labor Sites / Mark Spoerer Camps / Karin Orth IV: Representations German Documents/Diaries / Peter Fritzsche Jews' Diaries and Chronicles / Amos Goldberg Survivors' Accounts / Henry Greenspan Literature / Sara R. Horowitz Film / Lawrence Baron Art / Dora Apel Music / Bret Werb Memorials and Museums / James E. Young V: Aftereffects Liberation and Dispersal / Arieh J. Kochavi Punishment / Rebecca Wittmann Plunder and Restitution / Peter Hayes Denial / Deborah E. Lipstadt Israel / Boaz Cohen Jewish Culture / Jeffrey Shandler Judaism / Michael Berenbaum Christianity / Stephen R. Haynes Germany / Jeffrey Herf Europe / Jan-Werner Muller The Social Sciences / James E. Waller The Humanities / Berel Lang Education / Simone Schweber Human Rights Law / David H. Jones Ethics / John K. Roth Epilogue / Peter Hayes and John K. Roth. Summary: Few scholarly fields have developed in recent decades as rapidly and vigorously as Holocaust Studies. The persecution and murder perpetrated by the Nazi regime have become the subject of an enormous literature in multiple academic disciplines and a touchstone of public and intellectual discourse - including politics, ethics and religion - at the start of the twenty-first century. Forward-looking and multi-disciplinary, this Handbook is thematically divided into five broad sections: Enablers, Protagonists, Settings, Representations, and Aftereffects. It draws on the work of an international team of over forty outstanding scholars. Few Scholarly Fields Have Developed In Recent Decades As Rapidly And Vigorously As Holocaust Studies. The Persecution And Murder Perpetrated By The Nazi Regime Have Become The Subject Of An Enormous Literature In Multiple Academic Disciplines. 47 Contributors Debate The Key Issues At The Start Of The 21st Century. Edited By Peter Hayes And John K. Roth. Series From Dust Jacket. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Few scholarly fields have developed in recent decades as rapidly and vigorously as Holocaust Studies. The persecution and murder perpetrated by the Nazi regime have become the subject of an enormous literature in multiple academic disciplines. Forty-seven contributors debate the key issues at the start of the twenty-first century.