The Holocaust in Hungary [Hardcover]

Randolph L. Braham (Editor), Attila Pok (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1997 | Series: East European Monographs

This examination of the Holocaust in Hungary synthesizes the results of a wide range of investigations and evaluates the historical lessons of the Holocaust in one country. The first part contains historical overviews and introductions; the second part discusses historical antecedents in nine studies on historical, political-ideological, cultural, socioeconomic and psychological factors that led to the destruction of Hungarian Jewry. The third part of the book, covering the Holocaust era itself, is comprised of 12 studies on the machinery of destruction. The final part includes 15 essays on the consequences of the Holocaust and on Jewish life in Hungary after the war.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Hungarian

About the Author

Randolph L. Braham is director of the Rosenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York. Attila Pók is the deputy director of the historical Institute at the Hungarian Academy of Science in Budapest.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 800 pages
• Publisher: East European Monographs (April 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088033374X
• ISBN-13: 978-0880333740
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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