[lbo-talk] Reading suggestions needed

[Dwayne Monroe]

I'm not entirely sure that these books are appropriate for a 14 year
old but then again, a smart and alert teen who's truly interested in
these topics will probably appreciate them.

On the holocaust...

Auschwitz: a New History by Lawrence Rees

Rees investigates the Holocaust in what, to me at least, looks to be a
new way: by examining the history and day to day functioning of what
was arguably the most notorious death camp.

Original URL -

<http://www.amazon.com/Auschwitz-New-History-Laurence-Rees/dp/B000BHA3YU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208815879&sr=8-1>

Tiny URL -

http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zqmtt

Rees details the (not entirely planned) steps Berlin took to move from
anti-semitic rhetoric and random mob violence, through the period of
concentration (before industrialized murder) to the so-called "Final
Solution".

There is also a DVD -- based on the same material -- which I highly
recommend.  Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State.

<http://www.pbs.org/auschwitz/40-45/>

On the British in India...

I suggest hunting down works about Ram Mohan Roy's (1774-1833)
campaign for the introduction of scientific education in India and
also, Swami Vivekananda's (1863-1902) work.

In both cases, you won't necessarily find a direct examination of the
British in India, but rather, a glimpse of the currents of thought
which flowed back and forth between thr UK and India during the height
of the colonial period.

As a reference and starter, a good Wiki article on Ram Mohan Roy -

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Mohan_Roy>

and Swami Vivekananda -

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda>

.d.