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New. The Holocaust is much-discussed, much-memorialised and portrayed in fiction. But there are still major parts of the history of the Holocaust that have not been understood. We have, in some ways, either forgotten, or ignored altogether, what exactly the Holocaust was and quite how devastating its effects were. Spanning the entirety of the Holocaust and across the world, this sweeping study reveals the myths around the Holocaust that we take for granted and deepens our understanding of this terrible period of history. We are all familiar with images of trains and paperwork, but Dan Stone reveals here how this idea of 'industrial murder' is incomplete: many were killed where they lived in the most brutal of ways. He also outlines how the full suffering of the Jews has not yet been reckoned with and considers deeply the nature of the trauma the Holocaust engendered. He outlines the depth of collaboration across Europe, arguing persuasively that this means we need to stop thinking of the Holocaust as an exclusively German project. And he makes clear that the kernel to understanding Nazi thinking and action is ideology, providing a deep analysis of the origins and genocidal nature of Nazism. Drawing on decades of research, The Holocaust: An Unfinished History upends much of what we think we know about the Holocaust. Stone draws on Nazi documents, but also on diaries written during the Holocaust, post-war testimonies and even fiction, mixing scholarship and ...

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ISBN10: 0241388708, ISBN13: 9780241388709, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Jan 2023] Hardcover Neuware - 'This vital history shatters many myths about the Nazi genocide . . . . surprising . . . provocative . . . fizzes with ideas. Even if you think you know the subject, you'll probably find something here to make you think' Sunday Times 'Erudite.remarkable' The Observer'Outstanding' The Telegraph An authoritative, revelatory new history of the Holocaust, from one of the leading scholars of his generationThe Holocaust is much-discussed, much-memorialized and much-portrayed. But there are major aspects of its history that have been overlooked.Spanning the entirety of the Holocaust and across the world, this sweeping history deepens our understanding. Dan Stone reveals how the idea of 'industrial murder' is incomplete: many were killed where they lived in the most brutal of ways. He outlines the depth of collaboration across Europe, arguing persuasively that we need to stop thinking of the Holocaust as an exclusively German project. He also considers the nature of trauma the Holocaust engendered, and why Jewish suffering has yet to be fully reckoned with. And he makes clear that the kernel to understanding Nazi thinking and action is genocidal ideology, providing a deep analysis of its origins.Drawing on decades of research, The Holocaust: An Unfinished History upends much of what we think we know about the Holocaust. ...
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ISBN10: 0241388708, ISBN13: 9780241388709, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London] Softcover 'This vital history shatters many myths about the Nazi genocide . . . . surprising . . . provocative . . . fizzes with ideas. Even if you think you know the subject, you'll probably find something here to make you think' Sunday Times 'Erudite.remarkable' The Observer 'Outstanding' The Telegraph An authoritative, revelatory new history of the Holocaust, from one of the leading scholars of his generation The Holocaust is much-discussed, much-memorialized and much-portrayed. But there are major aspects of its history that have been overlooked. Spanning the entirety of the Holocaust and across the world, this sweeping history deepens our understanding. Dan Stone reveals how the idea of 'industrial murder' is incomplete: many were killed where they lived in the most brutal of ways. He outlines the depth of collaboration across Europe, arguing persuasively that we need to stop thinking of the Holocaust as an exclusively German project. He also considers the nature of trauma the Holocaust engendered, and why Jewish suffering has yet to be fully reckoned with. And he makes clear that the kernel to understanding Nazi thinking and action is genocidal ideology, providing a deep analysis of its origins. Drawing on decades of research, The Holocaust: An Unfinished History upends much of what we think we know about the Holocaust. ...