Nazi Persecution of the Gypsies

Name: Nazi Persecution of the Gypsies
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ISBN: 9780195142402

ISBN-10: 0195142403

ISBN-13: 9780195142402

Edition: 2001 (Reprint)

Authors: Guenter Lewy

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Roaming the countryside in caravans, earning their living as musicians, peddlers, and fortune-tellers, the Gypsies and their elusive way of life represented an affront to Nazi ideas of social order, hard work, and racial purity. They were branded as "asocials," harassed, and eventually herded into concentration camps where many thousands were killed. But until now the story of their persecution has either been overlooked or distorted. In The Nazi Persecution of the Gypsies, Guenter Lewy draws upon thousands of documents--many never before used--from German and Austrian archives to provide the most comprehensive and accurate study available of the fate of the Gypsies under the Nazi regime.…

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List price: $43.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/24/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 8.90" wide x 5.79" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Introduction A History of Oppression and Maltreatment



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



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


Abbreviations and Glossary


Notes


Bibliography


Index