The Holocaust: An Unfinished History
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Erica Robbin
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An important read。 Though a mixed bag of delivery for me。 Great book for general discussion， particularly for book clubs， and for those seeking additional perspective on some lesser known events and tragedies that occurred。I would like to thank Mariner Books for providing me with an advance readers copy via access to the galley for free through the NetGalley program。Expected publication: January 23， 2024。The StoryWent into the insightful details of other countries and people groups who participa An important read。 Though a mixed bag of delivery for me。 Great book for general discussion， particularly for book clubs， and for those seeking additional perspective on some lesser known events and tragedies that occurred。I would like to thank Mariner Books for providing me with an advance readers copy via access to the galley for free through the NetGalley program。Expected publication: January 23， 2024。The StoryWent into the insightful details of other countries and people groups who participated in the Nazi regime， as well as lesser known targets and survivors of the Holocaust。 Covered collaborative efforts from multiple places across Europe， outside of Nazi Germany to a rather astounding number。 Others， who participated in deportation of Jews。 Some notably on a lesser scale， some more unique and fringe， and some notions people may be less familiar with。Great at describing events and scenes。 The scale of brutality was well-depicted， in that it recognized other factors， including the persona of dictatorship as well as local conditions and influence。 Presented a good analysis of commemoration efforts。Dense。 Some parts were presented very nicely， others I thought could be expounded upon。 I wanted to stay in the passages that were summarized well and read more details about them。 Because… when I became immersed， it would then change direction。 I’m always happy to read through a variety of opinions and oppositional viewpoints。 I actually enjoy sorting through them， but this book bounced around topics and viewpoints a lot。 Sort of overshadowed my overall experience with the book。 Switched from differing angles of subject matter。 Some of which were more or less closely related to the topic at hand。The main premise centered around this idea of “Holocaust consciousness。” It deconstructed the idea in many different directions， at different steps。But didn’t delineate willful ignorance， as opposed to limited access， low-literacy， propagandization， and uninformed。 Just touched upon midway through the book。 Then conflated it all together with the cover up of crimes and postwar sympathizers， which I thought could have been separated out and elaborated upon a little more。 Especially when it came to conspiracy theories and their points of origination。 Whether based on access， perception， not being well-informed， or pure hatred。Refuting conspiracies are mentioned a few times。 But only by the term。 When mentioned， was in a more shallow way， without fully exploring them。 On the other hand， didn’t explore alternative， supporting ideas including the desire and need for preserving culture， heritage， and the survival of people。 Whether on a physical or metaphysical basis， notably as it relates to ethnography and record-keeping。 Or recognition of visible industrial presence in the form of merely being a good steward， with credit to religious beliefs and duties， as longstanding importance and appreciation in certain spaces such as preservation of art， in academia， or in finances。Though mentioned quite a few times， it didn’t take a dive deep into Holocaust denialism like I thought it might。 Perhaps we’ll see in a subsequent book。It was a touch-and-go effort in between passages that were very comprehensive and perceptive。 Because although mentioned in the book， how it was not going to be a detailed psychoanalysis of people， I think the strength of sentiment ended up leaning more into an intellectualization of human behavior。 So， as powerful as the stories were， the connections to each idea overhead， in the way it was outlined， began to fall flat on me。Yet， some passages were very clear and I gleaned so much from them。Others read a bit muddy。 Some propositions made big， conclusive jumps。 There were intriguing ideas that stopped short。 Mentioned partisan political grievances that felt less relevant along with characterizations and labels of subpopulations within certain political leanings that were a much farther stretch than what the presenting context appeared to be。 Especially when compared to other countries。 Some of the political leanings， ideology， principles， definitions， and supporting parties were mixed up。 I suppose I didn’t always see how certain ideas and figures， particularly how modernized ones， were put into the social and political boxes that they were。 Would have helped if they were defined up front， since definitions， principles， and perceptions， have changed over time。Whether by mention of events that took place on January 6th。 Variations of COVID-19 pandemic response。 Then onto climate change。 Left me wondering what additional debate is there to be had and what stories in this book need to be told， other than personal grievances with “certain” people as outlined in the book？ It felt like attempts to draw some direct parallels that just weren’t there。 At least not without some additional context or presenting research into understanding why people do the things that they doMight be an issue with the way it was organized in that it made claims， then countered them， but the first was not presented with enough support to carry the idea and concepts through， nor accept it for what it was claiming in the first place。 At least not enough for me to make certain conclusions or duality of thought otherwise， if I hadn’t know the subject matter to the extent that I do。 Ended up feeling like this see-saw motion of “It was this， but not that…” Then later in reverse fashion， refuting the same， then revisited in multiple parts much later in the book。 I didn’t expect a comprehensive review of everything in history， of course， but the presentation of topics and leads into each subject， would have benefited from some sort of transition or alert to changing viewpoints， reorganized fashion， or additional summation of points。I suppose overall， there were times it didn’t present the deeper dive into additional details of lesser known events as much as an attempt to provide an alternate “opinion piece” commentary to fit within a modernized-framework。 Which to me didn’t always make sense。Because I received an ARC， it’s possible that a few final rearrangements of sentence or structural reorganization might put it all together much more completely。 So I won’t comment too much beyond this， nor mention direct quotes for this review at this time before cross-checking the published copy。That said， this book still offers insightful talking points， especially given the mentions of lesser known or published events given their respective complexities。The WritingIntegration of German language was excellent。Abbreviations not defined at introduction。 Though these might be corrected in the final copy-edit。 Some definitions of terms were mentioned a bit too late。 Didn’t sort out the finer details politically， socially， economically， nor Biblically， whether Biblical message or sect。 I wouldn’t necessarily expect a detailed breakdown of jurisprudence， doctrine， or theology， and all the complexities， but the framing of certain topics needed more context at first mention。Particularly because， when it comes to religion and presenting counterpoints， it’s important to take into account how the Bolsheviks were destroying churches and outlawing certain faiths， so there was a concern on behalf of people。 Hence， a likely alliance based upon the promises that Hitler made， from a “Christian” appearing （or at least “appealing”）， manifesto coupled with his anti-communism messaging， where communism is known for not allowing practices of religion。 Yet， was also an unlikely alliance given what the Bible actually teaches， in stark contrast to the evil that Hitler and his regime actually stood for both in ideology and the atrocities carried out。An example， Christian， means many things to many people and viewpoints from strongest support from a Biblical Christian worldview， or for example differing sects of Jews， such as Messianic Jew， as well as those in authority and power such as purpose and jurisdiction of the PLO， were not well-distinguished。 Nor recognizing what is mixed economy and what was experimental。 Would have been a nice， simple introductory mention as to how Nazi is short for the German， National Socialist German Workers' party， in order to prepare and engage for readership starting context。Though mere mention， it didn’t completely delineate differences amongst Jews as far as ethnicity and variations of religious practices。 Nor collective nature of national identity。 Instead tells about a broadly existing distinction， then after， often lumps them altogether。 Which I think loses effect。 Especially after having explained it a bit。 Particularly around regional tensions and the designation of “Palestine” and “territorial” disputes， because it didn’t explore history back far enough。 Didn’t mention Palestine as a name given by the Romans to separate it from Jewish heritage。 None of this was mentioned or even remotely explored for consideration as a form of antisemitism。Needed to delineate patriotism， nationalism， ethnocentrism， multiculturalism， xenophobia， and exceptionalism。 Primarily within the context in which they were used in the book compared to historical outlook， and make a more well-rounded， stronger connection between ideas。 Including the exploration of Jewish traditions and culture。 Given that political partisanship is different around the world， whether socially， culturally， religiously， economically， or based upon matters of personal value and moralistic fronts。 Would have benefited from a dedicated discussion as to what and how such proposals and/or ideas from within and outside the regime became internally shared culture and ultimately， enforcement of policy， including more about the modification of strategy and infrastructure for coordinated efforts。As well as what constitutes as political leanings of “liberalism” and “radical-right” and “radical-left” with differences and commonalities among them， along with specific examples described in history for the topics being introduced。 Came off as blaming certain problems on a modernized viewpoint of retroactively applied， particular leaning group， when there are spectrums， including opposing ones， to be considered。 Which is fine if the book is focused on one over the other， but to consistently present differing viewpoints throughout， I expected an explanation and counter， so this particular aspect felt to be largely missing。Slang terms， though mostly mentioned in the opening and conclusion， felt confusing。 Both as introduction to new material that wasn’t discussed to length in the book nor their direct connections to the Holocaust。 Such as “incel” which is more widely known to describe a persona of online subculture coupled with “manosphere。” Without mentioning origination out of men's liberation and accompanying vulnerabilities of human behavior such as isolation， lack of identity and purpose， social status， insecurities， fatherless homes， and influential dynamics。 No mention of supporting research as it stands unclear as to whether a direct causal-relationship exists or how the “chicken or the egg” type concept should be applied here。 Or how such behavior applies to contra-political leanings， as previously mentioned。On the same note， did not mention representation of female participants amongst the Third Reich。 Particularly， because to make a strong point to hold men to certain standards as delineated by presumed behavior and slang used in the book， at least alluding to holding certain qualities， then leaving out the objectives and fulfillment of women under such regime， then why not also mention slang for what would then perhaps align with the visions and expectations of Hitler that could be described as modern-day returns to “tradwife？” How about “soccer mom？” I mention this as contrasting example because certain claims were strong in conveying opinion， yet lacked direction and direct counter-comparison， to where I was asking myself “What exactly is being said or not said here？” Sometimes said the same thing twice。 It was difficult for me to know if reiteration was for effect or oversight。 Especially because preceding lines were seemingly contradictory， so it felt like loose ends that weren’t tidied up。 Notably those paired with reoccurring grievances on behalf of the author’s interjection of opinion being declared without supporting research。Perhaps there will be structural changes in final copy to sort out and improve flow。 It’s hard for me to say。Aside， all else was well-explained。 Appreciated the maps and statistics。ToneTook a more philosophical tone just past midway。 Which was what I was mostly looking forward to。I’m familiar with the author’s work， though this book was just a bit different for me as noted。 Not all ideas weren’t as fully formed as I thought they would be at their first mention。 It was in part due to uneven application of supporting research where I thought more was going to be， then provided elaborative detail I was expecting， which was lovely， then randomly veering off。 Then coming back to。 Sometimes coupled with， sometimes replaced with， unsatisfying remarks consisting of less-related topics that were loosely tied together by summation of narrowed worldview opinion as mentioned。The angle was a mix of incredibly informative details about the Holocaust， presented as an upset with the current state of U。S。 domestic policy， political affairs， and politically-leaning people。 Which changed the entire tone in how I thought it would be。 I just didn’t know if all the concepts were clear to me when I finally came to the end， or if inclusion of certain subject matter was supposed to be an added interest or strength to this book。 Because otherwise， it leaves me with what I perceive as an attempt at revisionist history。 Which I don't think that was the author's intent。 To where I don’t think that given the light （although those well-studied would know， based on history and human behavior）， in recent circumstances taking place in Israel， tensions in academic institutions， as well as protests and riots， that those same notions and grievances would remain solid in singular stance as they were presented， nor true。 Apart from having to sort out and set aside technicalities and less compelling， unchallenged authorial political grievances found in the book as I read along， the other parts of the were outstanding， and the stories speak for themselves。Great book for discussion。Blog post 。。。more
Book Club of One
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Dan Stone’s The Holocaust: An Unfinished History is a succinct but illustrative history of the Holocaust from its murky origins through to our authoritarian threatened present。 Moving chronologically through 8 chapters， Stone presents the progression of events， drawing from a plethora of primary sources。 Beginning with the rise of antisemitism as a concept alongside other foundational Holocaust ideology and post World War I instability， to the increasing legislation against Jews in Germany thro Dan Stone’s The Holocaust: An Unfinished History is a succinct but illustrative history of the Holocaust from its murky origins through to our authoritarian threatened present。 Moving chronologically through 8 chapters， Stone presents the progression of events， drawing from a plethora of primary sources。 Beginning with the rise of antisemitism as a concept alongside other foundational Holocaust ideology and post World War I instability， to the increasing legislation against Jews in Germany through to forced migration and the implementation of the final solution。’ The final section looks at the history of Holocaust history globally。A major through line of this work is that while the Holocaust was not an automated slaughter， except for a short portion of time。 Much of the killing was through direct execution or starvation and disease。 Nor was most of the death possible for the Nazis to carry out all on their own， it required collaborators across Europe。 The latter is especially important， as it begs the for additional research to consider the development and continued racist thinking in other European nations。Stone also points out other areas in need of deeper research such as those considered Jewish due to the racial laws， but had been Catholic for at least a generation。 How many would know that some of the ghettos held churches for these individuals？ And what roles did African colonial possessions play in the shaping of national ideologies and identities？An unflinching history that should be read by Holocaust researchers new and old， and will serve as a foundational text for scholarship to come。I received a free digital version of this book via NetGalley thanks to the publisher。 。。。more
Mark Nichols
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Suitably disturbing - to say the least。 An important commentary on one of the twentieth century's major systematic murders。 Some key quotes: "Genocide is a social endeavour。 Local hatreds became enmeshed in geopolitical， even （in the case of Jews） metaphysical， aspirations and fantasies， with horrific consequences" （pp。 161-162）。 "The Holocaust was not the logical conclusion of means-ends rationality but rather the consequence of a modern world that creates and canalizes deep passions that have Suitably disturbing - to say the least。 An important commentary on one of the twentieth century's major systematic murders。 Some key quotes: "Genocide is a social endeavour。 Local hatreds became enmeshed in geopolitical， even （in the case of Jews） metaphysical， aspirations and fantasies， with horrific consequences" （pp。 161-162）。 "The Holocaust was not the logical conclusion of means-ends rationality but rather the consequence of a modern world that creates and canalizes deep passions that have no obvious outlet。 Many thinkers have stressed the 'modernity' of the Holocaust; yet， as we have seen， whether in terms of technology or administration， there was nothing that marks the Holocaust as particularly modern beyond the fact that it took place in the twentieth century and the perpetrators availed themselves of techniques that epitomized their age" （p。 290）。 "The Holocaust was not only a German affair - even if it undoubtedly emanated from Germany and was led by the Germans - and it is no coincidence that the return of the radical right has come at the same time as these revelations about pan-European involvement" （pp。 294-295）。 Please， never， ever， again。 Humanity has no greater perversion than self-loathing。 。。。more
Andrea
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WOW。 Where do I start？ With the over 100 highlights and notations I made？ Or the fact I know this book is going to be in heavy research source rotation？ Dan Stone combines years of research from historians and survivors into one book。 He reminds us that the Holocaust was not only an action by Germany but by many。 Many countries were actively working to remove Jewish citizens before the Germans ever occupied them。 For this to happen， it takes ordinary people to participate， from the police to the WOW。 Where do I start？ With the over 100 highlights and notations I made？ Or the fact I know this book is going to be in heavy research source rotation？ Dan Stone combines years of research from historians and survivors into one book。 He reminds us that the Holocaust was not only an action by Germany but by many。 Many countries were actively working to remove Jewish citizens before the Germans ever occupied them。 For this to happen， it takes ordinary people to participate， from the police to the neighbor next door。 Many notes I made compared comments I hear today about crime， the economy， and immigration。 Thank you， NetGalley and Mariner Books， for the opportunity to review this ARC。 。。。more
Sarah Bath
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Dan Stone’s timely book takes a long hard look at Europe and poses the question as to whether blame and responsibility need to be more widely acknowledged。 The Nazis may have been the catalyst， but were many of Europe’s Jews sacrificed for the national aspirations of the countries suffering Germany’s invasion？ And is the contemporary denial of responsibility by countries other than Germany distorting the history of the Holocaust and letting the recent growth of antisemitism go unchallenged？
ancientreader
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What's an unfinished history？ Perhaps one about which there's always more to say， because it's too immense and complex ever to be fully understood; it's too dreadful to be comprehended; and it's still happening。Here Dan Stone takes up several themes。1。 The popular narrative of the Holocaust as efficiently industrialized mass slaughter is mistaken， he points out: until quite late in the war， the slaughter of Jews （and of course of many others） was accomplished mostly by starving people to death， What's an unfinished history？ Perhaps one about which there's always more to say， because it's too immense and complex ever to be fully understood; it's too dreadful to be comprehended; and it's still happening。Here Dan Stone takes up several themes。1。 The popular narrative of the Holocaust as efficiently industrialized mass slaughter is mistaken， he points out: until quite late in the war， the slaughter of Jews （and of course of many others） was accomplished mostly by starving people to death， forcing them into conditions under which infectious disease or simple cold would kill them， and forcing them to dig pits， then shooting them into those pits。 "Almost half of the victims of the Holocaust died of starvation in ghettos or were shot in face-to-face killing actions。"2。 The Holocaust is not to be understood as a purely German phenomenon: in most of the polities taken over by Nazi Germany， anti-Semitism was already rampant， and the project of national "purification" was taken up with enthusiasm。The genocide of the Jews could not have been so thorough and so brutal without almost ubiquitous collaboration across Europe and beyond。 Historians have long known this， but the true extent of this collaboration has remained covered up by successive governments across the continent。 Nor was the Holocaust only European。 Jews from North Africa were also murdered， not to mention how Jews in flight from Nazism found themselves in many parts of Asia。 3。 Stone argues that historiography often neglects what he calls "the Nazi imaginary":not just racial science but the mysticism of race， in which Nazi thinkers set out a metaphysics and an anthropology of German superiority and proposed that the movement of history was driven by a clash between good and evil， represented by the Germans on the one side and the threatening race-destroyers， the Jews， on the other。I might say， in other words， that attention should be drawn to Nazism as not only a politics but a religion。Stone's prose is clear and vivid， which is to say that he re-horrifies his subject。 Having read a fair amount of Holocaust history， I'm （awful to admit） inured to many of the most familiar images。 Reading Stone's book brought back my first visit to Auschwitz， in the mid-1980s， and the feeling of the world giving way， brought on by the physical presence of the artifacts of genocide -- the hair， the shoes， the suitcases， the ovens。 This in itself -- Stone's ability to bring his history out of the weight of platitude and cliche that usually surrounds it -- is an accomplishment。 It almost goes without saying that he makes his theoretical case convincingly。The concluding sections of The Holocaust: An Unfinished History are in some ways even more painful， though， because here Stone takes up the dismaying truth that knowledge of the Holocaust isn't proof against the rise of authoritarianism， nationalism， xenophobia， and of course anti-Semitism。 In the present context of war in Israel/Palestine， his discussion of how both extremist Zionists and extremist anti-Zionists conflate "Jews" and "Israel" is particularly useful for anyone trying to find moral ground in a place saturated with the history and future of wrongdoing。 I should say， perhaps， "in a world saturated with the history and future of wrongdoing。"Brilliant book， strongly recommended。 Many thanks to NetGalley and Mariner Books for the ARC。 。。。more
Ke MK
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"Come to me， you， the citizen of the free world。。。 you whose existence and security are guaranteed by human decency and the law， and I will tell you how the modern criminals and vile murderers have crushed the decency of life and detached the laws of existence。" This passage， written by Zalman Grandowski， within The Holocaust by Dan Stone， is a great summarization of what this important book entails。 We learn through history and of stories of the murdered and survivors， much of what is not compl "Come to me， you， the citizen of the free world。。。 you whose existence and security are guaranteed by human decency and the law， and I will tell you how the modern criminals and vile murderers have crushed the decency of life and detached the laws of existence。" This passage， written by Zalman Grandowski， within The Holocaust by Dan Stone， is a great summarization of what this important book entails。 We learn through history and of stories of the murdered and survivors， much of what is not completely described in many Shoah books。 In addition， this work serves as a call to action for modern politics， as we have never been so close to implementing a Nazi-like regime as we are today， as we can see in the numerous threats to our local Jewish communities。 As written by Kurt Rosenberg， in August 1933， "Day by day the assault on human rights and the assault on human dignities continues。。。" It's scary to think that he could be talking about the numerous hate crimes that appear on our evening news （or details as small as the shirts worn by violent protestors on 01/06/2021）。 It is important to open our minds to the past， or it may become our present。 。。。more
Meenehansgmail。Com
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This book brought so much new information to the knowledge that we had about the Holocaust， notably the European wide collaboration and the numbers of deaths prior to the so called commencement of the Holocaust。 Riveting reading if a bit confusing in parts。
Dalton
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Highly enjoyed reading this for how brutal the history of the whole event was。 A difficult read but like any book of history from this time period it is still an important book to read for anyone that is interested in learning more about this terrible thing。
Jenia
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Definitely thought it was a useful， thoughtful read。 I think the arguments were sometimes repeated a little across the chapters， but it worked well as an audiobook。
Roland Glotzer
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This book was not what I expected it to be i。e a chronological narrative of the Holocaust。 While it discusses the history of the Holocaust， it is in often less detailed than the excellent book of Laurence Rees （The Holocaust : a New History） but highlights a number of points not covered as well in other books :1。 The Nazi ideology wanted to get Jews out of Germany through segregation， later on out of Europe beyond the Urals or to Madagascar and finally by killing them。2。 The killings are general This book was not what I expected it to be i。e a chronological narrative of the Holocaust。 While it discusses the history of the Holocaust， it is in often less detailed than the excellent book of Laurence Rees （The Holocaust : a New History） but highlights a number of points not covered as well in other books :1。 The Nazi ideology wanted to get Jews out of Germany through segregation， later on out of Europe beyond the Urals or to Madagascar and finally by killing them。2。 The killings are generally viewed as an organized industrial killing machine with the gas chambers in Auschwitz but more killings were carried out by individual killings with Jews （men， women and children） being shot， stabbed or beaten to death。3。 The Holocaust is viewed as a German event but it would have not have been possible without mass cooperation of many people in other European countries either Allies of Germany or invaded countries driven by antisemitism and greed。4。 The book also discusses the challenges faced by the victims after the Holocaust and how the world today deals with the Holocaust。While interesting to read with new material and a broader scope， I gave it 4 stars because the author tends to be repetitive with his arguments。 。。。more
Maria Lyle
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This of course not an easy read， but an important one。 There were a couple of chapters that I found a bit difficult to understand the argument， however the summary chapter did a good job of linking the roots of beliefs and politics that led to the holocaust with the rise of some nationalist movements today。
Philip Talmage
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Badly written， but nevertheless offering a useful overview of the holocaust。 There must be some – presumably the author's students – who really appreciate reading e。g。: "We see [the 'collective intoxication' of Nazism] in the incel culture of the manosphere …"Not me。 Badly written， but nevertheless offering a useful overview of the holocaust。 There must be some – presumably the author's students – who really appreciate reading e。g。: "We see [the 'collective intoxication' of Nazism] in the incel culture of the manosphere …"Not me。 。。。more
Bookthesp1
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Dan stones book in a nice Pelican hardback imprint is a useful contribution to holocaust studies and its strength and weakness is its insistence on being provocative with statements that occasionally beg a longer more detailed explanation or wider discussion。 In truth though this is a very discursive book with Stone keen to get down an account off his research and conclusions that are maybe temporary or at least open to further evidence that he hints with his （unfinished） reference in the title- Dan stones book in a nice Pelican hardback imprint is a useful contribution to holocaust studies and its strength and weakness is its insistence on being provocative with statements that occasionally beg a longer more detailed explanation or wider discussion。 In truth though this is a very discursive book with Stone keen to get down an account off his research and conclusions that are maybe temporary or at least open to further evidence that he hints with his （unfinished） reference in the title- He attempts a lively and frankly fascinating discussion of all aspects of the holocaust and sometimes attempts to focus on areas that have been neglected -not just terminology and definitions - for example， the extent of collaboration across Europe that made the German made project so "successful' in its horrific aims。 He also argues against the supposed importance of Auschwitz and emphasises its symbolic centrality only- according to Stone by the time it was fully operational most jews were already dead and it was the murder of Hungarian Jews that underpinned its profile。 Similarly he argues against other supposedly familiar aspects of the narrative and is sceptical about aspects of holocaust education- ironic perhaps given his own need to "educate" his readers。The discussion of post war anti semitism and the liberation of camps is very useful as is the discussion of displaced persons at the end of the war。 The link to modern right wing resurgence and modern contexts is also useful。 There are maps but no photos or illustrations and whilst media representations of the holocaust are mentioned there is no attempt to give a flavour of their work。 Was this money saving or an attempt to emphasise the academic written work？ I think photos may have been a useful tool in explaining his thinking if intelligent approaches to captioning were used。 Academic notes are very useful though the bibliography appears to be selective-it doesn't site Timothy Snyders work when the notes do。 There is no mention of Daniel Goldhagens work and little on holocaust denial。 On the other hand much excellent research is cited and this will become a useful primer for academics and the general reader。Overall this up to date and generally thorough work will be an essential marker in future holocaust studies and Stone points to the direction of current and future research。 。。。more
Matt Fuller
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Disappointing。 Kinda lacked a clear point beyond being contrary and was weirdly repetitive。 The regular references to January 6th and the rise of Western far-right were also a bit embarrassing for serious scholarship。
David Ducheyne
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This is an incredible in your face book that puts the holocaust in perspective， broadens your view， offers a critical narrative of 12 years of genocide and links it to current troublesome events。It can happen again。 It will。
Andrew Higgins
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Really powerful and devastating analysis of what the Holocaust was and how it has been portrayed and characterised。 Professor Stone’s focused and thorough research demythologises the perception of the Holocaust as an organised and inevitable operation and shows through survivor evidence how chaotic and horrific it was and how it was made possible by collaboration （one of the strongest chapters in the work）。 Highly recommend。 He has made me want to dig into the reality of the Holocaust more。
Geicodave
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This book led me think about the Holocaust in new ways and increased my knowledge of the tragedy。 For example， I learned more about the involvement of Romania than I knew before。 More importantly， I came to share the author's view that the Holocaust involved， albeit in different and complex ways， the entire European Continent and that although it was German inspired and led， it was not completely or exclusively controlled by them。 I would not recommend this book as a reader's introduction to the This book led me think about the Holocaust in new ways and increased my knowledge of the tragedy。 For example， I learned more about the involvement of Romania than I knew before。 More importantly， I came to share the author's view that the Holocaust involved， albeit in different and complex ways， the entire European Continent and that although it was German inspired and led， it was not completely or exclusively controlled by them。 I would not recommend this book as a reader's introduction to the Holocaust， but for those who know about the Holocaust's events and chronology and are seeking ways to understand it more fully， Professor Stone's book is indispensable。 。。。more
Paul Kerr
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Essential reading。 Certainly not just another history of holocaust， but a successful attempt to relate this deep stain on humanity to current day issues。 The details of non-German state collaboration is beyond shocking， as is the focus away from the well known gas chambers to a far more brutal face to face killing campaign that foreshadowed any systematic industrial genocide。
Anna
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