Madagaskar für die Juden : antisemitische Idee und politische Praxis 1885-1945

Discusses diverse versions of the "Madagascar plan", proposed by adherents of racial antisemitism, which developed in the second half of the 19th century. In 1885 the idea of settling all Jews on the island of Madagascar arose. This notion of a "territorial" final solution of the "Jewish question" was supported by antisemites in many European countries and propagated until the Nazi period. The plan was adopted also by Hitler, and the notion of a final solution only gradually changed its meaning into genocide. Hitler changed his mind in spring 1941; the extermination camps in the East offered more practical and efficient alternatives, which could be kept secret more easily. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Bonn, 1993. x, 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.