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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453213403321

Titolo

Echoes of the Holocaust [[electronic resource] ] : historical cultures in contemporary Europe / / edited by Klas-Göran Karlsson and Ulf Zander

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lund, Sweden, : Nordic Academic Press, c2003

ISBN

91-87121-58-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KarlssonKlas-Göran

ZanderUlf

Disciplina

940.53/18

Soggetti

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Europe - Influence

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Psychological aspects

Holocaust memorials - Europe - Psychological aspects

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Europe - Public opinion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; The Holocaust as a Problem of Historical Culture; Calendar, Context and Commemoration; The Presence of the Holocaust; Ambivalence, Bivalence and Polyvalence; The Jedwabne Killings - A Challenge for Polish Collective Memory; Their Genocide, or Ours?; The Holocaust and Russian Historical Culture; From Famine to Forgotten Holocaust; Holocaust at the Limits; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

<DIV><DIV>The result of a research project conducted by Swedish scholars, this text examines interpretations and representations of the Holocaust in European societies, primarily focusing on the most recent decades. Using specific case studies, the articles in this anthology study how, when and why the collective memory of the Holocaust has been expressed and activated for cultural, economic, political and social reasons.</DIV></DIV>