Description
A source-rich historical survey of the role of anti-Semitic language and rhetoric in the Holocaust.
About the Author
Beth A. Griech-Polelle is Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies and Associate Professor of History at Pacific Lutheran University, USA. She is the author of Bishop von Galen: German Catholicism and National Socialism (2002). She is also the editor of The Nuremberg War Crimes Trial and Its Policy Consequences (2009) and the co-editor, along with Christina Guenther, of Trajectories of Memory: Intergenerational Representations of the Holocaust in History and the Arts (2008).
Reviews
Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust deserves a place in any Holocaust student's library, since it makes crystal clear just how and why the Holocaust happened. This volume would also make a marvelous textbook for any course on anti-Semitism or Jewish history. * Martydom & Resistance [Of the 1st Edition] *
A great introduction to the subject matter and good choice for undergraduates. * CHOICE [Of the 1st Edition] *
As a textbook, Antisemitism and the Holocaust comes with a number of pedagogical tools. Most importantly, every chapter contains two primary document excerpts each of which has a short, helpful introduction as well as very useful questions for the reader to consider. * EuropeNow [Of the 1st Edition] *
In Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust Beth A. Griech-Polelle pinpoints how Nazi leaders used language and imagery to dehumanize the Jews and to construct a racial community, an essential step on the road to the Holocaust. An important and readable study with major implications for today. * Richard Breitman, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, American University, USA *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350158610
Author Professor Beth A. Griech-Polelle
Format Paperback
Page Count 328
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC