Essays on Hitler's Europe

Prof. Istvan Deak's compilation of review essays from the New York Review of Books and the New Republic is history of a rare breed: rigorous, cogent analysis that is accessible to all by dint of its eloquent style and by the lack of scholarly jargon and neologisms that often mar such undertakings. For specialized scholars, this book will be valuable as a guide to the ever-expanding scholarship on Germany and East Central Europe -- particularly the essays on the presence and persistence of the past in this region. For the broader readership, Prof. Deak's book provides an excellent introduction to the paradoxes and problems that are attendant to inquiry into this period of time. Highly recommended to all readers.