{"product_id":"the-columbia-guide-to-the-holocaust","title":"The Columbia Guide to the Holocaust","description":"\u003cp\u003eOffering a multidimensional approach to one of the most important episodes of the twentieth century  The Columbia Guide to the Holocaust offers readers and researchers a general history of the Holocaust while delving into the core issues and debates in the study of the Holocaust today. Each of the books five distinct parts stands on its own as valuable research aids; together  they constitute an integrated whole. Part I provides a narrative overview of the Holocaust  placing it within the larger context of Nazi Germany and World War II. Part II examines eight critical issues or controversies in the study of the Holocaust  including the following questions: Were the Jews the sole targets of Nazi genocide  or must other groups  such as homosexuals  the handicapped  Gypsies  and political dissenters  also be included? What are the historical roots of the Holocaust? How and why did the \"Final Solution\" come about? Why did bystanders extend or withhold aid? Part III consists of a concise chronology of major events and developments that took place surrounding the Holocaust  including the armistice ending World War I  the opening of the first major concentration camp at Dachau  Germanys invasion of Poland  the failed assassination attempt against Hitler  and the formation of Israel. Part IV contains short descriptive articles on more than two hundred key people  places  terms  and institutions central to a thorough understanding of the Holocaust. Entries include Adolf Eichmann  Anne Frank  the Warsaw Ghetto  Aryanization  the SS  Kristallnacht  and the Catholic Church. Part V presents an annotated guide to the best print  video  electronic  and institutional resources in English for further study. Armed with the tools contained in this volume  students or researchers investigating this vast and complicated topic will gain an informed understanding of one of the greatest tragedies in world history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964916166709,"sku":"ByrdShop_0231112009","price":94.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780231112000_46517b35-4a30-4430-9865-0e0b4ff766f4.jpg?v=1772671497","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-columbia-guide-to-the-holocaust","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}