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The History of a Forgotten German Camp: Nazi Ideology and Genocide at Szmalcówka
Tomasz Ceran
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Description for The History of a Forgotten German Camp: Nazi Ideology and Genocide at Szmalcówka
Hardback. Important contribution to study of Nazi ideology and policies in annexed territories during World War II Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
Although often overlooked, anti-Polish sentiment was central to Nazi ideology. At the outset of World War II, Hitler initiated a process of 'depolonization' (Entpolonisierung) which resulted in the death or displacement of a significant number of Polish people living in Nazi-occupied territories. By examining policies of indirect extermination through a detailed study of Szmalcowka, a 'displacement' camp located in Toru? in Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia, Tomasz Ceran explores the terrible consequences of Nazi ideology. He provides both an in-depth historical account of a little-known camp and an important analysis of Nazi practices and policy-making in the Polish territories which were annexed. ... Read more
Although often overlooked, anti-Polish sentiment was central to Nazi ideology. At the outset of World War II, Hitler initiated a process of 'depolonization' (Entpolonisierung) which resulted in the death or displacement of a significant number of Polish people living in Nazi-occupied territories. By examining policies of indirect extermination through a detailed study of Szmalcowka, a 'displacement' camp located in Toru? in Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia, Tomasz Ceran explores the terrible consequences of Nazi ideology. He provides both an in-depth historical account of a little-known camp and an important analysis of Nazi practices and policy-making in the Polish territories which were annexed. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780768861
SKU
V9781780768861
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About Tomasz Ceran
Tomasz Ceran is a Polish historian who works for the education branch of the Institute of National Remembrance, Poland. He holds a PhD from Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun, where he also teaches.
Reviews for The History of a Forgotten German Camp: Nazi Ideology and Genocide at Szmalcówka
'Much has been written and is well known about the horrors of the Warsaw ghetto and the Auschwitz death camp. Tomasz Ceran breaks entirely new ground with this first account of a labour camp in Torun that tells us much about the Nazi mind-set and reveals in tragic detail the casual de-humanization and indirect extermination of ordinary Polish civilians.' -Harry ... Read more