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LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST
Michael R. Marrus
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Although difficult to imagine, sixty years ago the Holocaust had practically no visibility in examinations of the Second World War. Yet today it is understood to be not only one of the defining moments of the twentieth century but also a touchstone in a quest for directions on how to avoid such catastrophes. In Lessons of the Holocaust, the distinguished historian Michael R. Marrus challenges the notion that there are definitive lessons to be deduced from the destruction of European Jewry. Instead, drawing on decades of studying, writing about, and teaching the Holocaust, he shows how its lessons ... Read more
Although difficult to imagine, sixty years ago the Holocaust had practically no visibility in examinations of the Second World War. Yet today it is understood to be not only one of the defining moments of the twentieth century but also a touchstone in a quest for directions on how to avoid such catastrophes. In Lessons of the Holocaust, the distinguished historian Michael R. Marrus challenges the notion that there are definitive lessons to be deduced from the destruction of European Jewry. Instead, drawing on decades of studying, writing about, and teaching the Holocaust, he shows how its lessons ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
UTP Insights
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442630062
SKU
V9781442630062
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About Michael R. Marrus
Michael R. Marrus is the Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Professor Emeritus of Holocaust Studies and the former dean of the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto. Margaret MacMillan is the Warden of St Antony's College and a professor of International History at the University of Oxford.
Reviews for LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST
This book makes for great reading in introductory classes on the Holocaust and especially in those on Holocaust memory.
Thomas Kuhne
Seventeenth Century News
Lessons of the Holocaust is a joy to read. Written with clarity and verve, it covers a lot of ground elegantly and efficiently. But be prepared; at some point, it will ... Read more
Thomas Kuhne
Seventeenth Century News
Lessons of the Holocaust is a joy to read. Written with clarity and verve, it covers a lot of ground elegantly and efficiently. But be prepared; at some point, it will ... Read more