Holocaust

John Weiss

Holocaust Origins - Functionalism - Historical hatred of Jews

Ian Kershaw

Holocaust Origins - Modified Functionalism - Hitler exacerbated the Holocaust

Henry Friedlander

Holocaust Origins - Modified Functionalism - Scientific acceptance of antisemitism

Robert Lifton

Killer Motivations - Scientific / Social History - Officers and scientists “doubled”

Omer Bartov

Killer Motivations - Military / Social History - Battlefield conditions increased brutality

Christopher Browning

Killer Motivations - Social History - Battalion 101 peer pressures

Bruno Bettelheim

Victim Experiences - Psychological History - Victims degraded to infancy

Terrence Des Pres

Victim Experiences - Social History - Small acts of cooperation

Primo Levi

Victim Experiences - Social History - Victim workers are victims

Zoë Waxman

Victim Experiences - Social History - Women’s experiences are misunderstood

Raul Hilberg

Jewish Resistance - Social History - Jews were helpless

Yehuda Bauer

Jewish Resistance - Social History - Jewish resistance is broad

Dan Diner

Jewish Resistance - Social History - Jewish councils rationally complied

Yisrael Gutman and Shmuel Krakowski

Bystander Reactions - Military / Social History - Net negative Polish impact

Richard Lukas

Bystander Reactions - Social History - Polish aid was miraculous

Michael Marrus and Robert Paxton

Bystander Reactions - Military / Social History - Reactions depended on war

Nechama Tec

Bystander Reactions - Psychological / Social History - Voluntary rescuers were unique