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Deborah Dwork’s Holocaust offers an expansive narrative that maps the events and ideologies from the Middle Ages through the Second World War, showing how a complex blend of political, ethnic, and economic factors culminated in the Jewish genocide. The work draws on fifteen years of oral histories collected across Europe and the United States, alongside never-before‑analyzed archival material—letters, diaries, and government documents—to provide a nuanced account of both perpetrators and victims. Detailed illustrations, original maps, and extended captions accompany the text, offering visual context to the historical trajectory of Nazi policies, wartime occupation, and resistance efforts.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Deborah Dwork
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