3. On the History of the Concentration Camps

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Part I. INTRODUCTION
6. 1. Entry 3
7. 2. Absolute Power 16
8. 3. On the History of the Concentration Camps 28
9. Part II. SPACE AND TIME
10. 4. Zones and Camp Plans 47
11. 5. Boundary and Gate 55
12. 6. The Block 65
13. 7. Camp Time 73
14. 8. Prisoner’s Time 82
15. Part III. SOCIAL STRUCTURES
16. 9. The SS Personnel 97
17. 10. Classes and Classifications 117
18. 11. Self-Management and the Gradation of Power 130
19. 12. The Aristocracy 145
20. 13. Mass, Exchange, Dissociation 153
21. Part IV. WORK
22. 14. Work and Slavery 167
23. 15. The Beneficiaries 173
24. 16. Work Situations 185
25. Part V. VIOLENCE AND DEATH
26. 17. The Muselmann 199
27. 18. Epidemics 206
28. 19. Terror Punishment 214
29. 20. Violent Excesses 223
30. 21. Selection 241
31. 22. The Death Factory 259
32. Epilogue 276
33. Selected Glossary and Abbreviations 283
34. Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography 289
35. Notes 291
36. Bibliography 343