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Part III - Culture and Ideas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2025

Edited by
Laura Jockusch  and
Devin O. Pendas
Laura Jockusch
Affiliation:
Brandeis University, Massachusetts
Devin O. Pendas
Affiliation:
Boston College
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The Cambridge History of the Holocaust , pp. 307 - 420
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Print publication year: 2025

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