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UNINA9910493706303321 |
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Autore |
Gensburger Sarah |
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National policy, global memory : the commemoration of the "Righteous" from Jerusalem to Paris, 1942-2007 / / Sarah Gensburger ; translated by Katharine Throssell |
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New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (228 pages) |
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Collana |
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Berghahn Monographs in French Studies ; ; Volume 15 |
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Soggetti |
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Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust - France |
World War, 1939-1945 - Jews - Rescue - France |
Collective memory - Political aspects - France |
Memorialization - Political aspects - France |
Memorials - Political aspects - France |
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France History German occupation, 1940-1945 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Originally published in 2010, in French, by Les Presses de Sciences Po as Les Justes de France : politiques publiques de la mémoire"--Title page verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Epilogue -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- Bibliiography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Since 1963, the state of Israel has awarded the title of "Righteous among the Nations" to individuals who risked their lives sheltering Jews during the Holocaust. This distinction remained solely an Israeli initiative until the late 1990s, when European governments began developing their own national categories, the most prominent of which was the "Righteous of France," honoring those who protected Jews during the Vichy regime. In National Policy, Global Memory, Sarah Gensburger uses this dramatic episode to lend a new perspective to debates over memory and nationhood. In particular, she works to combine two often divergent disciplines--memory studies and political |
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