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Sources of Holocaust Research
Raul Hilberg
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Description for Sources of Holocaust Research
Hardcover. The acknowledged master of Holocaust historians offers an analysis of the nature of the sources, with attention to structure, style, and content. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
Since the publication of his monumental Destruction of the European Jews forty years ago, Raul Hilberg has been the acknowledged master of Holocaust historians. In Sources of Holocaust Research he distills a lifetime of scholarly investigation into an indispensable primer on the use of sources in the writing of Holocaust history. "It is not a manual or epistemological treatise," Mr. Hilberg advises, "but an analysis of the types of materials, their composition, style, content, and usability." He goes on to describe, first, the "exterior" examination and classification of sources; next the "interior" view—the configuration, characteristic style, and highly selective content ... Read more
Since the publication of his monumental Destruction of the European Jews forty years ago, Raul Hilberg has been the acknowledged master of Holocaust historians. In Sources of Holocaust Research he distills a lifetime of scholarly investigation into an indispensable primer on the use of sources in the writing of Holocaust history. "It is not a manual or epistemological treatise," Mr. Hilberg advises, "but an analysis of the types of materials, their composition, style, content, and usability." He goes on to describe, first, the "exterior" examination and classification of sources; next the "interior" view—the configuration, characteristic style, and highly selective content ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566633796
SKU
V9781566633796
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About Raul Hilberg
Raul Hilberg is professor emeritus of history at the University of Vermont and author of The Destruction of the European Jews and Perpetrators Victims Bystanders. He lives in Burlington, Vermont.
Reviews for Sources of Holocaust Research
It is a valuable guide for the scholars who wander through the maze of formulas and administrative procedures reworked or invented by Nazi agencies and the state bureaucracy of the Third Reich.
Times Literary Supplement
Excellent.
Midwest Book Review
"Exemplary...gives readers insight into not only the potential value and challenges to the researcher, but into the ... Read more
Times Literary Supplement
Excellent.
Midwest Book Review
"Exemplary...gives readers insight into not only the potential value and challenges to the researcher, but into the ... Read more