Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. A Brief History of the Jews from Antiquity through the Middle Ages 17
5. 2. Antisemitism and Dehumanization of the Jews in the Modern Period. Enlightenment and Emancipation. Political Antisemitism 25
6. 3. Dehumanization. Research. Definitions. Examples in the Nazi Era 52
7. 4. The Human Propensity toward Violence, Destruction, and Murder. Prohibitions against Killing Other Humans. Examples of the Tendency toward Violence and Murder in the Nazi Era 70
8. 5. The Progression from Dehumanization to Murder and Genocide in the Nazi Era 108
9. 6. Dehumanization of School-Aged Children in Nazi Germany 132
10. 7. Medical Implementation of Aryan Ideology: Sterilization, Euthanasia, Experimentation 145
11. 8. Summary and Conclusions. Alternative Approaches. Addressing Dehumanization 166
12. References 183
13. Index 189