This volume presents essays on the novels and nonfiction works associated with the complexities of the Holocaust era.

Answers a variety of questions about such topics as nature, weather, geography, city and country life, technology, family life, death, and disabilities.

Includes a timeline of events in the Middle Ages and a "Words to Know" section, this book presents nineteen full or excerpted documents written during the Middle Ages and covering such topics as cultures in conflict, personal life, and the relationship between the church and government.