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OverviewProviding a reliable view of the relevant issues, and based on a broad and comprehensive set of data and evidence, Steven T. Katz analyses the fundamental differences between the Holocaust and new world slavery and re-evaluates our understanding of the Nazi agenda. Among the subjects he examines are: the use of black slaves as workers compared to the Nazi use of Jewish labor; the causes of slave demographic decline and growth in different New World locations; and the main features of Jewish life during the Holocaust relative to slave life. Katz shows the different ways in which slave women and children were valued as commodities. Thus, neither were intentionally murdered. By comparison, Jewish slave women and children were viewed as the ultimate racial enemy and therefore had to be exterminated. These and other findings conclusively demonstrate the uniqueness of the Holocaust compared with other historical instances of slavery. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Steven T. Katz (Boston University)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781108476553ISBN 10: 1108476554 Pages: 500 Publication Date: 31 March 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Understanding black slavery in the New World; 2. The middle passage; 3. Considering slave demography in the New World; 4. Reproduction and miscegenation; 5. Breeding; 6. The conditions of bondage; 7. The conditions of bondage: beyond basic necessities; 8. Manumission.ReviewsAuthor InformationSteven T. Katz received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and now holds the Slater Chair in Holocaust Studies at Boston University. He is on the academic committee of the United States Holocaust Museum and served for seven years as Academic Advisor to the 31 countries belonging to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Katz writes on the Holocaust, Jewish history, philosophy, and comparative mysticism and edits the award-winning journal Modern Judaism. His books include the prize-winning Holocaust in Historical Context (1994). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |