{"product_id":"why-did-the-heavens-not-darken-the-final-solution-in-history-9781844677771","title":"Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The Final Solution in History","description":"Was the extermination of the Jews part of the Nazi plan from the very start? Arno Mayer offers astartling and compelling answer to this question, which is much debated among historians today.In doing so, he provides one of the most thorough and convincing explanations of how the genocidecame about in \u003ci\u003eWhy Did the Heavens Not Darken?\u003c\/i\u003e, which provoked widespread interest and controversywhen first published. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMayer demonstrates that, while the Nazis' anti-Semitism was always virulent, it did not becomegenocidal until well into the Second World War, when the failure of their massive, all-or-nothingcampaign against Russia triggered the Final Solution. He details the steps leading up to thisenormity, showing how the institutional and ideological frameworks that made it possible evolved, and how both related to the debacle in the Eastern theater. In this way, the Judeocide is placedwithin the larger context of European history, showing how similar 'holy causes' in the past havetriggered analogous - if far less cataclysmic - infamies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArno Mayer\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of European History at Princeton University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Persistence of the Old Regime: Europe to the Great War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Furies: Violence and Terror in the French and Russian Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlowshares into Swords: From Zionism to Israel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhy Did the Heavens Not Darken? The \"Final Solution\" in History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516396179730,"sku":"9781844677771","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aba4bf76-4bf1-4fc7-9522-d33d3dc2d171.jpg?v=1731025094","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/why-did-the-heavens-not-darken-the-final-solution-in-history-9781844677771","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}