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From Windhoek to Auschwitz: On the Relationship Between Colonialism and the Holocaust - Routledge Studies in Modern European History
Jurgen Zimmerer
From Windhoek to Auschwitz: On the Relationship Between Colonialism and the Holocaust - Routledge Studies in Modern European History
Jurgen Zimmerer
Forty years prior to the Holocaust, German colonial troops in German Southwest Africa (known today as Namibia) murdered up to 80000 Herero and 20000 Nama, and caused many more thousands to perish in the desert and as slave laborers in concentration camps. During the last decade, a fierce debate has emerged regarding the Herero and Nama genocide and its meaning within German 20th-century history, particularly the extent to which it can be seen as a precursor to Nazi crimes. This book examines the relationship between colonialism and the Holocaust, and situates Nazi crimes firmly within the global history of mass violence. Zimmerer documents the development of an argument that has changed the way we view the Holocaust by pointing to continuities and parallels, thereby offering a fresh, postcolonial perspective on the Third Reich.
210 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | December 31, 2023 |
Original release date | 2028 |
ISBN13 | 9781138831803 |
Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Pages | 210 |
Dimensions | 454 g (Weight (estimated)) |
Language | English |
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