The Nazi persecution of the gypsies
Roaming the countryside in caravans, the gypsies and their elusive lifestyle represented an affront to Nazi ideals of social order, hard work and racial purity. Drawing on numerous documents from German and Austrian archives, this work is a study of the fate of the gypsies under the Nazi regime
History
1 online resource (ix, 306 pages) : illustrations
9780190284305, 9781280471704, 9780198029045, 0190284307, 1280471700, 0198029047
560544422
The prewar years: a three-track policy. Track 1: harassment stepped up ; Track 2: crime prevention ; Track 3: confronting an "alien race" ; The special case of the Austrian gypsies
A tightened net (1939-1942). "Security measures" and expulsions ; Creating social outcasts ; Detention and deportation from the Ostmark (Austria) ; The killing of "spies" and hostages in German-occupied Europe
A community destroyed (1943-1945). Deportation to Auschwitz ; Life and death in the gypsy family camp of Auschwitz ; Gypsies in other concentration camps ; Gypsies exempted from deportation
After the disaster. Victims and perpetrators ; Conclusion: the course of persecution assessed
English
dgia.ciando.com Volltext bei Ciando (nur über Rechner im DHIW)
ebookcentral.proquest.com Connect to Ebook.