{"product_id":"the-final-solution-9780199550340","title":"The Final Solution","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Holocaust is frequently depicted in isolation by its historians. Some of them believe that to place it in any kind of comparative context risks diminishing its uniqueness and even detracts from the enormity of the Nazi crime. In reality, such a restricted understanding of ''uniqueness'' has pulled the Holocaust apart from history and set up barriers to a better understanding of the racial onslaught unleashed within the Third Reich and its conquered territories.Working against the grain of much earlier writing, this innovative new history combines a detailed re-appraisal of the development of the genocide of the Jews, a full consideration of Nazi policies against other population groups, and a comparative analysis of other modern genocides. The Holocaust is portrayed as the culmination of a much wider history of European genocide and ethnic cleansing, from the late nineteenth century onwards. Ultimately, Bloxham shows that an explanation for the Holocaust rooted exclusively in Nazis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn ambitious book that forces a dramtic shift in our perceptions of the Holocaust...a dense, thoughtful book that challenges the reader on virtually every page. * Stephen G. Fritz, Central European History *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a challenging book with far-reaching implications for our understanding of the Holocaust and its place in the history of the twentieth century. * Larry Eugene Jones, English Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003eGenuinely illuminating * Mark Mazower, Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eA challenging book with far-reaching implications for our understanding of the Holocaust and its place in the history of the twentieth century. * Larry Eugene Jones, English Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e...sophisticated... * David Cesarani, History Today *\u003cbr\u003e[A] provocative and essential study of the Nazi genocide. * Jewish Book World *\u003cbr\u003eBloxham does a great job [of] relating the mass murder of people with disabilities, Soviet POWs, Roma, Polish elites, and Serbs to that of Jews... Eloquently written and well argued, The Final Solution: A Genocide offers fresh perspective on the Nazi genocide whose extreme nature had unduly stalled the historical analysis. A masterful attempt at contextualization, Bloxham's book should be on a list of required reading for any university course on genocide\/mass violence. * Anton Weiss-Wendt, Golokost i Suchstnist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I: A EUROPEAN HISTORY OF VIOLENCE  ; PART II: NAZISM AND THE FINAL SOLUTION  ; PART III: PERPETRATORS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT  ; PART IV: CIVILIZATION AND THE HOLOCAUST","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767025467735,"sku":"9780199550340","price":35.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780199550340.jpg?v=1758712106","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-final-solution-9780199550340","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}