Breaking the Silence
Voices of the British Children of Refugees from Nazism
1st Edition
Published on 4. February 2015
358 pages
978-1-78348-297-9 (ISBN)
Description
There has been extensive research into the impact of the Holocaust on the children of survivors who immigrated to the US and Israel. But very little work in this space has looked at children whose parents fled Nazi persecution before the Holocaust. Even less attention has been paid to those who ended up in Britain from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
What was the impact on this second generation? How have the lives of these ordinary people been shaped by their parents' dislocation? Using a series of interviews with members of the second generation, Breaking the Silence is a qualitative, interdisciplinary exploration how their lives were shaped by their parents escape from persecution. It offers an insight into how the exile and fear of persecution of the parents and the deaths/murder of unknown relatives has left this generation both bereft of memories and haunted by the past.
What was the impact on this second generation? How have the lives of these ordinary people been shaped by their parents' dislocation? Using a series of interviews with members of the second generation, Breaking the Silence is a qualitative, interdisciplinary exploration how their lives were shaped by their parents escape from persecution. It offers an insight into how the exile and fear of persecution of the parents and the deaths/murder of unknown relatives has left this generation both bereft of memories and haunted by the past.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-78348-297-9 (9781783482979)
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Book
02/2015
Rowman & Littlefield International
€203.52
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Person
Merilyn Moos is an independent scholar based in London.
Content
Preface/ Acknowledgements/Introduction/ Part I Setting the Scene/ 1.The historical background of the countries of origin of the refugee parents/ 2. The 1930s and the first generation/ 3. Methodological issues/ Part II Testimonials/ Interview with Henry/ Interview with John/ Interview with author by TW/ Interview with Mike/ Interview with Robert/ Interview with Peter/ Interview with Sarah/ Interview with Tania/ Interview with Tom/ Part III Reflections on the voices of the British Second Generation/ Conclusion: Breaking the Silence?/ Appendix 1/ Bibliography/ Index
