Bibliograph

Anatomy of a genocide, the life and death of a town called Buczacz, Omer Bartov

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Anatomy of a genocide, the life and death of a town called Buczacz, Omer Bartov

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-368) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Anatomy of a genocide

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

989963979

Responsibility statement

Omer Bartov

Sub title

the life and death of a town called Buczacz

Summary

"For more than four hundred years, the Eastern European border town of Buczacz--today part of Ukraine--was home to Poles, Ukrainians, and Jews, all living side by side in relative harmony. Then came World War II, and in the span of a few years the entire Jewish population had been murdered by German and Ukrainian police, while Ukrainian nationalists eradicated Polish residents. The violence lifted as quickly as it began, leaving the survivors searching for answers. In Anatomy of a Genocide, historian Omer Bartov shows that ethnic cleansing doesn't occur, as is so often portrayed in popular history, with the quick ascent of a vitriolic political leader and the unleashing of military might. It begins in seeming peace, slowly and often unnoticed, as the culmination of pent-up slights and grudges and indignities..."--Dust jacket

Table Of Contents

Memories of childhood -- The gathering storm -- Enemies at their pleasure -- Together and apart -- Soviet power -- German order -- The daily life of genocide -- Neighbors -- Aftermath

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