Holocaust in historical context, Volume I
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]The Holocaust in historical context, Volume I; The Holocaust and mass death before the modern age
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number940.5318/0027 Vol.I
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]00182
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]New York, New York, United States
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Oxford University Press
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
1994
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]702p.,index and bibliographical references
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Book
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]0195072200
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Writes about the singular historical and philosophical aspects of the Holocaust in relation to centuries of antisemitism and to persecution of humanity in general. In the first volume he deals with Greek and Roman slavery, hatred of Jews during the Middle Ages, witchcraft hysteria in Europe,wars of religion, early campaigns against homosexuals, and the French harassment of Huguenots.