ISBN:
0415426502
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0415426510
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9780415426503
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9780415426510
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 243 S.
,
Kt.
Edition:
1. publ.
Year of publication:
2010
DDC:
940.53/185
Keywords:
World War, 1939-1945 Concentration camps
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World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, German
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Concentration camps History 20th century
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Concentration camp inmates History 20th century
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Konzentrationslager
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KZ
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Nationalsozialismus
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NS
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Deutschland
;
Zweiter Weltkrieg
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Holocaust
;
Shoah
;
Genozid
;
Völkermord
;
Opfer
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Deutschland
;
Konzentrationslager
;
Geschichte 1933-1945
;
Nationalsozialismus
Abstract:
The notorious concentration camp system was a central pillar of the Third Reich, supporting the Nazi war against political, racial and social outsiders whilst also intimidating the population at large. Established during the first months of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933, several million men, women and children of many nationalities had been incarcerated in the camps by the end of the Second World War. At least two million lost their lives. This comprehensive volume offers the first overview of the recent scholarship that has changed the way the camps are studied over the last two decades. Written by an international team of experts, the book covers such topics as the earliest camps; social life, work and personnel in the camps; the public face of the camps; issues of gender and commemoration; and the relationship between concentration camps and the Final Solution. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the current historiography of the camps, highlighting the key conclusions that have been made, commenting on continuing areas of debate, and suggesting possible directions for future research.
Note:
Literaturverz. S. [212] - 238. - Reg
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Introduction
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The dynamics of destruction : the development of the concentration camps, 1933-1945
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The concentration camp personnel
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Social life in an unsocial environment : the inmates' struggle for survival
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Gender and the concentration camps
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The public face of the camps
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Work and extermination in the concentration camps
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The Holocaust and the concentration camps
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The death marches and the final phase of Nazi genocide
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The afterlife of the camps
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http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=29949
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http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=29950
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