New microhistorical approaches to an integrated history of the Holocaust In 1997 Saul Friedländer emphasized the need for an integrated history of the Holocaust. His suggestion to connect ‘the policies of the perpetrators the attitudes of surrounding society and the world of the victims’ provides the inspiration for this volume. Following in these footsteps this innovative study approaches Holocaust history through a combination of macro analysis with micro studies. Featuring a range of contemporary research from emerging scholars in the field this peer reviewed volume provides detailed engagement with a variety of historical sources such as documents artifacts photos or text passages. The contributors investigate particular aspects of sound materiality space and social perceptions to provide a deeper understanding of the Holocaust which have often been overlooked or generalised in previous historical research. Yet as we approach an era of no first hand witnesses this multidisciplinary micro historical approach remains a fundamental aspect of Holocaust research and can provide a theoretical framework for future studies.