Auschwitz. History, Place and People

by Various

Almost a milion Jews were deported to Auschwitz to be murdered. But Auschwitz was also a concentration camp and a vast industrial complex where thousand of inmates of different ethnicities were compelled to undertake murderous slave labour. The book clearly explains the role of Auschwitz in the history of the Holocaust and the German occupation of Eastern Europe, presenting well-documented information and providing a deeper understanding of many historical and social phenomena. It also dispel some myths. At the same time, the book provides its audiences with pedagocical and ethical context of Auschwitz. The essential aspects of Auschwitz history are reflected in each 1. “The Principles of Nazi Racial Policies in Occupied Poland” 2. “Polish "Political Prisoners" in 1940-1945” 3. “The Role of Auschwitz in the Holocaust” 4. “The Sonderkommando in Auschwitz and the Revolt of October 7, 1944” 5. “The Fate of Soviet POWs in Auschwitz” 6. “Women in Auschwitz” 7. “SS Personnel in Auschwitz” 8. “Medical Experiments in Auschwitz” 9. “The Complexity of the Category "Bystander": The City of Oswiecim and Beyond” 10. “The Exploitation of Labor and the Expansion of the Auschwitz Camp” 11. “Plundering of Jewish Property in Auschwitz” 12. “Evacuation, Liquidation, Liberation” 13. “Surroundings of Auschwitz The Industrial Zone in Images” 14. “Space and Narration of the Auschwitz Camp Complex” 15. “Setting the Record The Importance of New Historical Research about Auschwitz” 16. “ Preserving the Voices of Victims and Disseminating Historical Research” 17. “The Teaching Philosophy of the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the A Historical Perspective” 18. “Memory in A Memoir and Meditation on Family Histories of Displacement and Migration”

304 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2021

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Reviews

[Charlie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bought when I did the auschwitz birkenau tour. They have an entirely dedicated shop just for literature around the holocaust. It’s a book accumulating a bunch of short papers all focusing on different aspects of what happened specifically in these camps. Harrowingly interesting.

Great work from the writers of these papers for capturing what happened here and some of the stories of the survivors