Holocaust Literature: A Handbook of Critical, Historical and Literary Writings Book

Masses of edited documents and analytical material have been generated by Holocaust scholars, and some bibliographical and encyclopedic guides to the field are available. However, a student or researcher may be confounded by the abundance of publications and may lack the necessary background and endurance to sift the wheat from the chaff. The present volume has a two-fold purpose: to offer substantial analysis in intrinsic topics of study and to assess the relevant literature in each case. The opening section on conceptual approaches to the Holocaust comprises such subjects as the rise of national socialism, biographies of Hitler, concentration camps, and the "righteous gentiles." Area studies deal with aspects of the Holocaust in European countries and regions as well as the Arab-German collaboration and American responses. A third section takes up Holocaust subjects in education, belles lettres, and the arts.Read More