Turning Points in World History - The Holocaust (paperback edition) [Hardcover]

Mitchell Geoffrey Bard (Author)

Book Description

Series: Turning Points in World History | Publication Date: September 1, 2000

The Holocaust represents the first time in history that a modern nation has used its resources for the express purpose of mass murder. This unprecedented mass extermination was responsible for nearly 6 million deaths. (20020701)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 9-Up These volumes in the audaciously titled The Complete History of series succeed in delivering large and diverse selections of material on controversial topics. Each one is comprised of numerous primary- and secondary-source articles that represent many points of view in a loosely chronological arrangement. Insightful general introductions preface each book as well as each chapter. Editorial comment precedes each article, laying a helpful contextual framework for the disparate entries. High-quality, black-and-white charts, maps, and photographs powerfully underscore the texts. Sensitive issues are included: Holocaust raises the question of Christian culpability; Slavery cautions that pejorative terminology appears frequently in excerpted historical documents; and Death Penalty includes debate on racial discrimination. While there are a few lapses, e.g., neither Holocaust nor Slavery includes mention of current reparations movements, they do not undermine the integrity of these volumes. Each book concludes with relevant appendixes, a chronology, capsule biographies of prominent people, and research links. A general index and a somewhat redundant major subject list provide uneven help. Examining discrete topics like gas chamber, middle passage, or electrocution in the individual titles will result in much page flipping for multiple entries. Nevertheless, persevering researchers will be well served by these textbook-sized, one-stop reference sources. Mary Ann Carcich, Mattituck-Laurel Public Library, Mattituck, NY
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Reviewed with other titles in the Complete History Of . . . series.

Gr. 6-12. For an in-depth introduction to the subject as much as for reference and research, each of these large, detailed, accessible, well-designed Complete History Of anthologies includes more than 90 entries by well-known people in the field who describe what happened and look critically at how events continue to be interpreted. The selections are organized into chapters, and there are short introductions on the contents pages, full introductions with each entry, and extensive bibliographies. The text, in clear type, two columns per page, is broken up with lots of subheads and occasional black-and-white photographs. American Slavery begins with the Atlantic slave trade and ends with the Civil War, with entries by Frederick Douglass, Nat Turner, Mary Chestnut, and many others. It is organized into 16 chapters on a number of topics, including a fascinating discussion of whether the Underground Railroad actually existed. There's no mention of the current reparations debate. Ancient Greece is organized first chronologically, then by topic--law and justice, art, literature, etc. The Death Penalty is like an expanded version of an Opposing Viewpoints title, with debate about issues, landmark cases, and court decisions. Holocaust is an excellent collection of seminal accounts and commentaries by some of the leading writers in the field. Of course, there's no "complete history" of anything, but especially for smaller collections, these volumes provide both the big picture and a detailed focus on what's important. No further titles in this series are planned at this time. Hazel Rochman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press; 1 edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0737705752
• ISBN-13: 978-0737705751
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,478,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mitchell Bard is the Executive Director of the nonprofit American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE) and a foreign policy analyst who lectures frequently on U.S.-Middle East policy. Dr. Bard is also the director of the Jewish Virtual Library, the world's most comprehensive online encyclopedia of Jewish history and culture. Dr. Bard's work has appeared in academic journals, magazines and major newspapers. He is the author of 19 books, including The Arab Lobby, Myths & Facts: Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1001 Facts Everyone Should Know About Israel (with Moshe Schwartz), The Water's Edge And Beyond: Defining the Limits to Domestic Influence on U.S. Middle East Policy, Forgotten Victims: The Abandonment of Americans in Hitler's Camps, The Complete Idiot's Guide to World War II, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict, The Complete History of the Holocaust, and The Nuremberg Trials. Dr. Bard holds a Ph.D. in political science from UCLA and a master's degree in public policy from Berkeley. He received his B.A. in economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and informative, January 19, 2009

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This review is from: The Complete History Of - The Holocaust (Hardcover)

For those interested in a period of the history of mankind that is unexplainable, this is a very clear and unbiased presentation of material. I was very impressed. Not at all fanatical--just clear, well-presented facts. Very worthwhile. Would that it could be required reading for all jr. high students in America.