Between the years 1942 and 1943, under the code name Operation Reinhard, more than one and a half million Jews were gassed in the concentration camps. This is the story of Operation Reinhard, recording the history of the death camps from their construction in 1941 to their destruction in 1943. Using sources previously overlooked, such as German ......
During the 1930s many Americans avoided thinking about war erupting in Europe, believing it of little relevance to their own lives. This book offers a compelling historical look at Warner Bros' efforts as the only major studio to promote anti-Nazi activity before the outbreak of the Second World War.
The period since reunification has been the most tumultuous in Germany's history since World War II. Published soon after the Christian Democrats yielded power after 16 years, this book seeks to make sense of the changes which have occurred during this period.
The period since reunification has been the most tumultuous in Germany's history since World War II. Published soon after the Christian Democrats yielded power after 16 years, this book seeks to make sense of the changes which have occurred during this period.
This work poses the question: is it possible to learn from the health care systems of other countries? I t offers guidelines for comparing health care reforms, & con siders the impact on reform of structural differences in hea lth care systems. '
This work poses the question: is it possible to learn from the health care systems of other countries? I t offers guidelines for comparing health care reforms, & con siders the impact on reform of structural differences in hea lth care systems. '
Johann Lorenz Schmidt and Censorship in Eighteenth-century Germany
Under the patronage of two south German nobles, Johann Lorenz Schmidt published an annotated translation of the Bible's opening books in 1735. The story of the controversy the work aroused and of its eventual suppression sheds light on many aspects of the eighteenth century, as well as the nature of censorship in our time.
German and Jewish Confrontations with National Socialism and Other Crises
Our understandings of culture and of the catastrophe unleashed by National Socialism have always been regarded as interrelated. For all its brutality, Nazism always spoke in the name of the great German tradition, often using such high culture to justify atrocities committed. Were not such actions necessary for the defense of classical cultural ......
Musical-Rhetorical Figures in German Baroque Music
Musica Poetica provides an unprecedented examination of the development of Baroque musical thought. The initial chapters, which serve as an introduction to the concept and teachings of musical-rhetorical figures, explore Martin Luther's theology of music, the development of the Baroque concept of musica poetica, the idea of the affections in ......
