Reviews
"Focusing on the Zhytomyr region--where Adolf Hitler's headquarters were located in summer 1942--this excellent book reconstructs the regime's attempt to implement its colonial vision by murdering the Jewish population, enslaving the Ukrainians, and transforming the local ethnic Germans into the new Master Race of this rich agricultural region. Lower has uncovered fascinating documentation."-- Times Literary Supplement, "An exemplary local study of . . . the administrative entity encompassing much of the German-occupied Ukraine in World War II."-- Central European History, A carefully nuanced picture of Ukrainian responses to Nazi occupation. . . . Both specialists and general readers seeking new insights into the Holocaust and the history of Nazi occupation in Eastern Europe will benefit greatly from [this] important study.-- Journal of Modern History, "A carefully nuanced picture of Ukrainian responses to Nazi occupation. . . . Both specialists and general readers seeking new insights into the Holocaust and the history of Nazi occupation in Eastern Europe will benefit greatly from [this] important study." —Journal of Modern History, [A] tightly written case study. . . . Unlike most occupational studies, Lower details the close relationship between traditional European imperialist thinking, Nazi racial ideology, and the Holocaust itself. . . . Lower mined German and former Soviet archives in Berlin, Moscow, Kiev, and Washington, as well as local archives in Zhytomyr, to produce this well-researched monograph. . . . Lower's book is a worthy contribution to the history of World War II, the Holocaust, the Soviet Union, and Ukraine.-- Russian Review, [ Nazi Empire-Building and the Holocaust in Ukraine ] offers an excellent regional account of the Holocaust, carefully unpacking the interaction between higher orders and lower level initiatives in the unfolding of genocide.-- American Historical Review, "A very useful contribution to the field of Holocaust studies. . . . An excellent analysis of Nazi empire-building and the Holocaust in the Zhytomyr district."-- English Historical Quarterly, "Valuable. . . . An assured, meticulous, and accessible presentation. . . . This is a monograph of considerable value which deserves a wide readership among scholars and students of the Holocaust and genocide."-- Journal of Genocide Research, "Lower has written a brilliant study of the Zhytomyr region, where Hitler and Heinrich Himmler established an experimental colony of local Germans and some Ukrainians. . . . Lower's brilliant study demonstrates the insane cruelty of Hitler's empire. This is one of the best studies of the evil reality of Hitler's dream and will be an important addition to every collection on WWII. Essential."-- Choice, "An excellent study that bravely attempts to put the Nazi occupation of Ukraine in comparative context, and uses newly opened archives to extend our knowledge of the true horror of the era." --Europe-Asia Studies, "[ Nazi Empire-Building and the Holocaust in Ukraine ] offers an excellent regional account of the Holocaust, carefully unpacking the interaction between higher orders and lower level initiatives in the unfolding of genocide." -- American Historical Review, An excellent study that bravely attempts to put the Nazi occupation of Ukraine in comparative context, and uses newly opened archives to extend our knowledge of the true horror of the era.-- Europe-Asia Studies, "An exemplary local study of . . . the administrative entity encompassing much of the German-occupied Ukraine in World War II." -Central European History, "An excellent study that bravely attempts to put the Nazi occupation of Ukraine in comparative context, and uses newly opened archives to extend our knowledge of the true horror of the era." -Europe-Asia Studies, "Lower's excellent book confirms many findings of the new regional studies over the past decade. . . . Lower demonstrates a mastery of both German sources and those accessible only in the native language (in this case Ukranian) of the occupied population." —German Studies Review, Lower's excellent study offers important insights into the nature of National Socialist racial visions and efforts to transform colonial fantasy into reality, as well as into the tragic consequences for the Jewish and non-Jewish populations of Ukraine.-- Holocaust and Genocide Studies, A very useful contribution to the field of Holocaust studies. . . . An excellent analysis of Nazi empire-building and the Holocaust in the Zhytomyr district.-- English Historical Quarterly, "An excellent study that bravely attempts to put the Nazi occupation of Ukraine in comparative context, and uses newly opened archives to extend our knowledge of the true horror of the era." -- Europe-Asia Studies, "An exemplary local study of . . . the administrative entity encompassing much of the German-occupied Ukraine in World War II." -- Central European History, "[A] tightly written case study. . . . Unlike most occupational studies, Lower details the close relationship between traditional European imperialist thinking, Nazi racial ideology, and the Holocaust itself. . . . Lower mined German and former Soviet archives in Berlin, Moscow, Kiev, and Washington, as well as local archives in Zhytomyr, to produce this well-researched monograph. . . . Lower's book is a worthy contribution to the history of World War II, the Holocaust, the Soviet Union, and Ukraine."-- Russian Review, "An exemplary local study of . . . the administrative entity encompassing much of the German-occupied Ukraine in World War II." --Central European History, "[Nazi Empire-Building and the Holocaust in Ukraine] offers an excellent regional account of the Holocaust, carefully unpacking the interaction between higher orders and lower level initiatives in the unfolding of genocide." —American Historical Review, "Lower's excellent book confirms many findings of the new regional studies over the past decade. . . . Lower demonstrates a mastery of both German sources and those accessible only in the native language (in this case Ukranian) of the occupied population." _ German Studies Review, An exemplary local study of . . . the administrative entity encompassing much of the German-occupied Ukraine in World War II.-- Central European History, "Lower's excellent study offers important insights into the nature of National Socialist racial visions and efforts to transform colonial fantasy into reality, as well as into the tragic consequences for the Jewish and non-Jewish populations of Ukraine." —Holocaust and Genocide Studies, "[ Nazi Empire-Building and the Holocaust in Ukraine ] offers an excellent regional account of the Holocaust, carefully unpacking the interaction between higher orders and lower level initiatives in the unfolding of genocide."-- American Historical Review, As a study of the relationship between the Nazi core and periphery and of Himmler's grotesque and murderous ambitions to repopulate the Ukraine with Germans (represented in miniature by the Hegewald colonial outpost), this is a monograph of considerable|9780807858639|, A carefully nuanced picture of Ukrainian responses to Nazi occupation. . . . Both specialists and general readers seeking new insights into the Holocaust and the history of Nazi occupation in Eastern Europe will benefit greatly from [this] important stud|9780807858639|, "A very useful contribution to the field of Holocaust studies. . . . An excellent analysis of Nazi empire-building and the Holocaust in the Zhytomyr district." _ English Historical Quarterly, "Lower's excellent book confirms many findings of the new regional studies over the past decade. . . . Lower demonstrates a mastery of both German sources and those accessible only in the native language (in this case Ukranian) of the occupied population." -- German Studies Review, "An excellent study that bravely attempts to put the Nazi occupation of Ukraine in comparative context, and uses newly opened archives to extend our knowledge of the true horror of the era."-- Europe-Asia Studies, "[ Nazi Empire-Building and the Holocaust in Ukraine ] offers an excellent regional account of the Holocaust, carefully unpacking the interaction between higher orders and lower level initiatives in the unfolding of genocide." _ American Historical Review, "A carefully nuanced picture of Ukrainian responses to Nazi occupation. . . . Both specialists and general readers seeking new insights into the Holocaust and the history of Nazi occupation in Eastern Europe will benefit greatly from [this] important study." _ Journal of Modern History, "Lower's excellent book confirms many findings of the new regional studies over the past decade. . . . Lower demonstrates a mastery of both German sources and those accessible only in the native language (in this case Ukranian) of the occupied population."-- German Studies Review, Lower's excellent book confirms many findings of the new regional studies over the past decade. . . . Lower demonstrates a mastery of both German sources and those accessible only in the native language (in this case Ukranian) of the occupied population.|9780807858639|, As a study of the relationship between the Nazi core and periphery and of Himmler's grotesque and murderous ambitions to repopulate the Ukraine with Germans (represented in miniature by the Hegewald colonial outpost), this is a monograph of considerable value which deserves a wide readership among scholars and students of the Holocaust and genocide.-- Journal of Genocide Research, "A carefully nuanced picture of Ukrainian responses to Nazi occupation. . . . Both specialists and general readers seeking new insights into the Holocaust and the history of Nazi occupation in Eastern Europe will benefit greatly from [this] important study." -- Journal of Modern History, Lower demonstrates a mastery of both German sources and those accessible only in the native language. --"German Studies Review", [A] tightly written case study. . . . Unlike most occupational studies, Lower details the close relationship between traditional European imperialist thinking, Nazi racial ideology, and the Holocaust itself. . . . Lower mined German and former Soviet arc|9780807858639|, Lower demonstrates a mastery of both German sources and those accessible only in the native language. _ German Studies Review, "Lower's excellent study offers important insights into the nature of National Socialist racial visions and efforts to transform colonial fantasy into reality, as well as into the tragic consequences for the Jewish and non-Jewish populations of Ukraine." -- Holocaust and Genocide Studies, "A carefully nuanced picture of Ukrainian responses to Nazi occupation. . . . Both specialists and general readers seeking new insights into the Holocaust and the history of Nazi occupation in Eastern Europe will benefit greatly from [this] important study."-- Journal of Modern History, "Lower's excellent study offers important insights into the nature of National Socialist racial visions and efforts to transform colonial fantasy into reality, as well as into the tragic consequences for the Jewish and non-Jewish populations of Ukraine."-- Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Lower has written a brilliant study of the Zhytomyr region, where Hitler and Heinrich Himmler established an experimental colony of local Germans and some Ukrainians. . . . Lower's brilliant study demonstrates the insane cruelty of Hitler's empire. This|9780807858639|, "A very useful contribution to the field of Holocaust studies. . . . An excellent analysis of Nazi empire-building and the Holocaust in the Zhytomyr district." —English Historical Quarterly, Focusing on the Zhytomyr region--where Adolf Hitler's headquarters were located in summer 1942--this excellent book reconstructs the regime's attempt to implement its colonial vision by murdering the Jewish population, enslaving the Ukrainians, and trans|9780807858639|, "[ Nazi Empire-Building and the Holocaust in Ukraine ] offers an excellent regional account of the Holocaust, carefully unpacking the interaction between higher orders and lower level initiatives in the unfolding of genocide."-- American Historical, "As a study of the relationship between the Nazi core and periphery and of Himmler's grotesque and murderous ambitions to repopulate the Ukraine with Germans (represented in miniature by the Hegewald colonial outpost), this is a monograph of considerable value which deserves a wide readership among scholars and students of the Holocaust and genocide."-- Journal of Genocide Research, "Lower presents an extremely important addition to our knowledge of the eastern front in the Second World War. By treating the Holocaust and German colonization policies at the local level, Lower presents social history as the consequence of political history. The 'bottom-up' and the 'top-down' perspectives are beautifully integrated here."--Timothy Snyder, Yale University, Lower demonstrates a mastery of both German sources and those accessible only in the native language. -- German Studies Review, An exemplary local study. . . . Lower integrates the Ukrainian version of the Shoah as one component--albeit a major one--within this fastidiously researched, thorough, insightful, and flowingly readable examination of the Nazi racial vision as implemented in one locale of the occupied East.-- Central European History Review, Focusing on the Zhytomyr region--where Adolf Hitler's headquarters were located in summer 1942--this excellent book reconstructs the regime's attempt to implement its colonial vision by murdering the Jewish population, enslaving the Ukrainians, and transforming the local ethnic Germans into the new Master Race of this rich agricultural region. Lower has uncovered fascinating documentation.-- Times Literary Supplement, Lower's excellent book confirms many findings of the new regional studies over the past decade. . . . Lower demonstrates a mastery of both German sources and those accessible only in the native language (in this case Ukranian) of the occupied population.-- German Studies Review, "Lower's excellent study offers important insights into the nature of National Socialist racial visions and efforts to transform colonial fantasy into reality, as well as into the tragic consequences for the Jewish and non-Jewish populations of Ukraine." _ Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Lower has written a brilliant study of the Zhytomyr region, where Hitler and Heinrich Himmler established an experimental colony of local Germans and some Ukrainians. . . . Lower's brilliant study demonstrates the insane cruelty of Hitler's empire. This is one of the best studies of the evil reality of Hitler's dream and will be an important addition to every collection on WWII. Essential.-- Choice, An exemplary local study. . . . Lower integrates the Ukrainian version of the Shoah as one component--albeit a major one--within this fastidiously researched, thorough, insightful, and flowingly readable examination of the Nazi racial vision as implement|9780807858639|, "A very useful contribution to the field of Holocaust studies. . . . An excellent analysis of Nazi empire-building and the Holocaust in the Zhytomyr district." -- English Historical Quarterly, Valuable. . . . An assured, meticulous, and accessible presentation. . . . This is a monograph of considerable value which deserves a wide readership among scholars and students of the Holocaust and genocide.-- Journal of Genocide Research, "An exemplary local study. . . . Lower integrates the Ukrainian version of the Shoah as one component--albeit a major one--within this fastidiously researched, thorough, insightful, and flowingly readable examination of the Nazi racial vision as implemented in one locale of the occupied East."-- Central European History Review
