A Holocaust Reader: From Ideology to Annihilation [Paperback]

Rita Steinhardt Botwinick (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0138422389 | ISBN-13: 978-0138422387 | Edition: 1

This unique book presents selections of original material related to the Holocaust, including documents, memoirs, and other primary sources that allows readers an unfiltered, firsthand means of evaluating the causes, events, and results of the Holocaust. A Holocaust Reader includes material excerpted from documents and memoirs that is intended to supplement information generally available on the Holocaust. It also includes an index, uncommon in anthologies. An essential reference book for anyone studying the Holocaust for personal or professional reasons.

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This unique book presents selections of original material related to the Holocaust, including documents, memoirs, and other primary sources that allows readers an unfiltered, firsthand means of evaluating the causes, events, and results of the Holocaust. A Holocaust Reader includes material excerpted from documents and memoirs that is intended to supplement information generally available on the Holocaust. It also includes an index, uncommon in anthologies. An essential reference book for anyone studying the Holocaust for personal or professional reasons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (November 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0138422389
• ISBN-13: 978-0138422387
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #907,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A very interesting text, February 3, 2004

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Shane (Lynden, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Holocaust Reader: From Ideology to Annihilation (Paperback)

This book is a compilation of primary source material concerning different aspects of the Holocaust. It gives first hand accounts from those who perpetrated the Holocaust and those who were victims of it.
This book is conveniently sorted into ten distinct chapters, each dealing with a different facet of the Holocaust.
I found this book to be a very interesting testimony of this dreadful event. As hard as some chapters are to read (and deal with) I really learned a lot about the characters involved in this experience. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the human cost of the Holocaust, as well as those who are concerned with the rise of anti-Semitism in our time.