| The Politics of Genocide: The Holocaust in Hungary, Condensed Edition Contributor(s): Braham, Randolph L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814326900 ISBN-13: 9780814326909 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $44.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2000 Annotation: The Politics of Genocide: The Holocaust in Hungary, Condensed Edition is an abbreviated version of this classic work first published in 1981 and revised and expanded in 1994. It includes a new historical overview, and retains and sharpens its focus on the persecution of the Jews. Through a meticulous use of Hungarian and many other sources, the book explains in a rational and empirical context the historical, political, communal, and socioeconomic factors that contributed to the unfolding of this tragedy at a time when the leaders of the world, including the national and Jewish leaders of Hungary, were already familiar with the secrets of Auschwitz. The Politics of Genocide is the most eloquent and comprehensive study ever produced of the Holocaust in Hungary. In this condensed edition, Randolph L. Braham includes the most important revisions of the 1994 second edition as well as new material published since then. Scholars of Holocaust, Slavic, and East-Central European studies will find this volume indispensable. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Holocaust - History | Europe - Austria & Hungary - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| LCCN: 99020739 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.33" W x 9.33" (1.26 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust |
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| Publisher Description: The Politics of Genocide: The Holocaust in Hungary, Condensed Edition is an abbreviated version of the classic work first published in 1981 and revised and expanded in 1994. It includes a new historical overview, and retains and sharpens its focus on the persecution of the Jews. Through a meticulous use of Hungarian and many other sources, the book explains in a rational and empirical context the historical, political, communal, and socioeconomic factors that contributed to the unfolding of this tragedy at a time when the leaders of the world, including the national and Jewish leaders of Hungary, were already familiar with the secrets of Auschwitz. The Politics of Genocide is the most eloquent and comprehensive study ever produced of the Holocaust in Hungary. In this condensed edition, Randolph L. Braham includes the most important revisions of the 1994 second edition as well as new material published since then. Scholars of Holocaust, Slavic, and East-Central European studies will find this volume indispensable. |