Part I. Persecution by Germans. 2. Before 1933
3. From enforced emigration to territorial schemes: 1933-41
4. From mass murder to comprehensive annihilation: 1941-2
5. Extending mass destruction: 1942-5
6. Structures and agents of violence
Part II. Logics of persecution. 7. Racism and anti-Jewish thought
8. Forced labor, German violence and Jews
9. Hunger policies and mass murder
10. The economics of separation, expropriation, crowding and removal
11. Fighting resistance and the persecution of Jews
Part III. The European dimension. 12. Legislation against Jews in Europe: a comparison
13. Divided societies: popular input to the persecution of Jews
14. Beyond legislation: non-German policies of violence
15. In the labyrinths of persecution: survival attempts
16. Conclusion: group destruction in extremely violent societies.