Holocaust: The Basics

<p><em>The Holocaust: The Basics</em> is a concise introduction to the study of this seismic event in mid twentieth-century human history. </p><p>The book takes an original approach as both a narrative and thematic introduction to the topic and provides a core foundation for readers embarking upon their own study. It examines a range of perspectives and subjects surrounding the Holocaust including:</p><ul> <li>the perpetrators of the Holocaust</li> <li>the victims</li> <li>resistance to the Holocaust</li> <li>liberation</li> <li>legacies and survivors' memories of the Holocaust.</li> </ul><p>Suppported by a chronology glossary questions for discussion and boxed case studies that focus the reader's thoughts and develop their appreciation of the subjects considered more broadly <i>The Holocaust: The Basics</i> is the ideal introduction to this controversial and widely debated topic for both students and the more general reader.</p>