Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior [Paperback]

Margot Stern Strom (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0961584149 | ISBN-13: 978-0961584146 | Publication Date: June 1, 1994

This resource book is Facing History and Ourselves' core publication encompassing our scope and sequence methodology. Based on the latest scholarship, Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior provides an interdisciplinary approach to citizenship education. Students move from thought to judgment to participation as they confront the moral questions inherent in a study of violence, racism, antisemitism and bigotry. The readings and activities explore the consequences of discrimination, racism, and antisemitism by holding up "the tarnished mirror of history" to one of the most violent times in world history—the 1930s and 1940s. As students read and reflect, they investigate the forces that undermined democracy in Germany, betrayed a generation of young people, and ultimately led to the Holocaust. In doing so, students discover that many of those forces threaten our own society today. The book then helps students discover how their decisions can make a positive difference in their community, nation and the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation (June 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961584149
• ISBN-13: 978-0961584146
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, March 29, 2000

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This review is from: Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior (Paperback)

This was the textbook for an amazing history class I took in my senoir year of high school. I never got around to doing most of the writing assignments for the class because I was so caught up in the book. It's full of stories, some historical fiction, some primary source material, and all well-chosen. The subject matter is primarily the behavior, psychology, and history of intolerance and hatred. It's not exactly a comforting read, but it's definitely thought-provoking, and covers significantly more ground than just the Holocaust. Very well done. A textbook that you can't put down is a very rare and valuable thing.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Facing the consequences of inaction, May 31, 2000

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This book opened my eyes and heart to the consequences of what can happen when evil is allowed to spread unchallenged. It taught me that actions, and inaction, have a ramification and that the evil that Nazis perpetrated was enabled, in large part, by the looking away of those who should have acted.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Facing History & Ourselves, November 28, 2011

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This review is from: Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior (Paperback)

Very informative book. Did you know that China was the only country that accepted Jews without passports and proper documentation on the run from Nazi Germany? Received quickly and in the condition listed. I would order from them again.