With a Penetrating Gaze from the Sidelines - Raul Hilberg, The Destruction of the European Jews, and the History of Holocaust Historiography

Raul Hilberg’s The Destruction of the European Jews (1961) was a foundational text in the field of Holocaust historiography. Hilberg describes the persecution as a bureaucratic process involving the entire German society. This volume explores the origins of Hilberg’s study, debates in which it was implicated, its accomplishments and shortcomings.