{"product_id":"holocaust-reader-p-paperback","title":"Holocaust Reader P - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimone Gigliotti\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBerel Lang\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis interdisciplinary collection of primary and secondary readings encourages scholars and students to engage critically with current debates about the origins, implementation and postwar interpretation of the Holocaust. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eInterdisciplinary content encourages students to engage with philosophical, political, cultural and literary debate as well as historiographical issues.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates oral histories and testimonies from both victims and perpetrators, including Jewish council leaders, victims of ghettos and camps, SS officials and German soldiers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSubsections can be used as the basis for oral or written exercises.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhole articles or substantial extracts are included wherever possible.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Holocaust: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is an innovative interdisciplinary resource. Combining primary and secondary sources with editorial narrative, it enables scholars and students to engage critically with current debates about the origins, implementation, and postwar interpretation of the Holocaust.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eReader\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into six chronological sections and contains thematic subsections, each of which can be used by instructors as the basis for oral or written exercises. Oral histories and the testimonies of both victims and perpetrators - from Jewish council leaders, to ghetto and concentration camp victims, to SS officials and German soldiers - are integrated throughout, allowing scholars and students to see how underlying historical attitudes and policies evolved. Secondary sources are selected from the best recent literature on the Holocaust across a range of disciplines. Whole articles or substantial extracts are included wherever possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimone Gigliotti\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in the History Program at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and a Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Previously, she taught at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, and was a visiting scholar at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBerel Lang\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Humanities at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. His many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Future of the Holocaust: Between History and Memory\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eAct and Idea in the Nazi Genocide\u003c\/i\u003e (1990). His forthcoming book is Post-Holocaust: Interpretation, Misinterpretation, and the Claims of History.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 486\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.35 x 9.1 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119567769735,"sku":"9781405114004","price":109.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b3f0b2076c6c8c2fd96dc2c7771b254e.webp?v=1732541706","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/holocaust-reader-p-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}