- Is this a memoir or a scholarly history?
- It is a scholarly collection of essays by academic historians, not a survivor memoir. It synthesizes research on how the camp system developed and operated.
- Do I need prior knowledge of the period?
- Some background helps. The essays assume familiarity with the broad outlines of Nazi Germany, though the introduction orients newcomers.
- Who edited the volume?
- Jane Caplan and Nikolaus Wachsmann edited the collection, and Caplan is the author name listed on this edition. Individual chapters are written by different historians.
- How does it compare with a single-author survey?
- It offers wider thematic coverage through multiple specialists but less narrative continuity. A single-author survey reads more smoothly as a continuous account.
- What edition is this?
- This is the 2009 paperback from Routledge, in English. Check the listing for whether it is a later printing.
- Where is the Concentration Camps in Nazi Germany: The New Histories cheapest?
- At Kobo, for $60.99, as of our latest check.