
Lessons and Legacies XIII
New Approaches to an Integrated History of the Holocaust: Social History, Representation, Theory
Northwestern University Press
Published on 28. September 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-8101-3766-0 (ISBN)
Description
The social history of the genocide, its representation in postwar culture, and new theoretical approaches stand at the forefront of current research in a range of disciplines. Analyses at the most intimate scale-of the individual or of a particular locale- are juxtaposed with those that turn to broader studies of the war or postwar order. Complementing these different scales are theoretical investigations that address individual agency, moral judgment, and the construction of meaning and memory in the study of the victims of the Holocaust and in our understanding of society as a whole. Together they mark the contemporary scholarly landscape of Holocaust studies, which includes history as well as film and literary studies, philosophy, and religious studies (among other disciplines). Each of the volume's three sections contributes to understanding the Holocaust and postwar ramifications of the genocide by focusing on: 1) the history of specific communities of both victims and perpetrators; 2) postwar cultural representations; and 3) new theoretical understandings of each. The essays in this volume thus represent new interests in the field that contribute to building integrated histories of the Holocaust.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Evanston
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
22 black & white images
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
465 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8101-3766-0 (9780810137660)
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Alexandra Garbarini is a professor of history at Williams College in Massachusetts.
Paul Jaskot is a professor of art history at Duke University.
Paul Jaskot is a professor of art history at Duke University.