Survivor transitional narratives of Nazi-era destruction : the second liberation / / Dennis B. Klein

• Autore: Klein Dennis B.
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, , 2020; London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (278 pages)
• Disciplina: 940.53/180922
• Soggetto topico: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Historiography; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Moral and ethical aspects; European history
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Unseen -- Traumatic memories and historical memories -- Historical emotions -- Narrative disclosure: Jean Améry -- Betrayal and its vicissitudes -- Critical forgiveness -- Deep transitions: a conclusion resisting finality.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the historical circumstances that gave rise in the 1960s to the first cohort of Nazi-era survivors who massed a public campaign focusing on remembrance of Nazi racial crimes. The survivors' decision to engage and disquiet a public audience occurred against the backdrop of the Frankfurt Auschwitz trial and the West German debate over the enforcement of statutory limitations for prosecuting former Nazis. Dennis B. Klein focuses on the accounts of three survivors: Jean Améry, an Austrian ex-patriot who joined the Belgian Resistance during the war, Vladimir Jankélévitch, a member of the French Resistance, and Simon Wiesenthal, who dedicated his life after the war to investigating Nazi crimes. As Klein argues, their accounts, in addition to acting as a reminder of Nazi-era endemic criminality, express a longing for human fellowship. This contextual and interdisciplinary interpretation illustrates the explanatory significance of contemporary events and individual responses to them in shaping the memory and legacy of Nazi-era destruction.
• Titolo autorizzato: Survivor transitional narratives of Nazi-era destruction
• ISBN: 1-350-03717-6; 1-350-03715-X; 1-350-03716-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818304003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Modern history of politics and violence.