Why do we call the Holocaust 'The Holocaust'?
in: Shoah: The Paradigmatic Genocide, pp. 51-66
Lanham: UPA, 1994.
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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16th-18th Century) 3. Sacrifice and politics (16th-18th Century)
1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16th-18th Century) 3. Sacrifice and politics (16th-18th Century)
Edited by: Chiara Petrolini
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