Bringing the dark past to light [[electronic resource] ] : the reception of the Holocaust in postcommunist Europe / / edited and with an introduction by John-Paul Himka and Joanna Beata Michlic

• Pubblicazione: Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (791 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.53/18072047
• Soggetto topico: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Historiography; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Europe, Eastern - Influence; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Public opinion; Public opinion - Europe, Eastern; Antisemitism - Europe, Eastern
• Soggetto geografico: Europe, Eastern History 1989-; Europe, Eastern Ethnic relations
• Altri autori: HimkaJohn-Paul <1949-> MichlicJoanna B
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. "Our Conscience Is Clean": Albanian Elites and the Memory of the Holocaust in Postsocialist Albania; 2. The Invisible Genocide: The Holocaust in Belarus; 3. Contemporary Responses to the Holocaust in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 4. Debating the Fate of Bulgarian Jews during World War II; 5. Representations of the Holocaust and Historical Debates in Croatia since 1989; 6. The Sheep of Lidice: The Holocaust and the Construction of Czech National History ; 7. Victim of History: Perceptions of the Holocaust in Estonia 8. Holocaust Remembrance in the German Democratic Republic-and Beyond; 9. The Memory of the Holocaust in Post-communist Hungary; 10. The Transformation of Holocaust Memory in Post-Soviet Latvia; 11. Conflicting Memories: The Reception of the Holocaust in Lithuania; 12. The Combined Legacies of the "Jewish Question" and the "Macedonian Question"; 13. Public Discourses on the Holocaust in Moldova: Justification, Instrumentalization, and Mourning ; 14. The Memory of the Holocaust in Post-1989 Poland: Renewal-Its Accomplishments and Its Powerlessness15. Public Perceptions of the Holocaust in Post-communist Romania; 16. The Reception of the Holocaust in Russia: Silence, Conspiracy, and Glimpses of Light; 17. Between Marginalization and Instrumentalization: Holocaust Memory in Serbia since the Late 1980's; 18. The "Unmasterable Past"? The Reception of the Holocaust in Post-communist Slovakia; 19. On the Periphery: Jews, Slovenes, and the Memory of the Holocaust; 20. The Reception of the Holocaust in Post-communist Ukraine; Conclusion ; ContributorsIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: Despite the Holocaust's profound impact on the history of Eastern Europe, the communist regimes successfully repressed public discourse about and memory of this tragedy. Since the collapse of communism in 1989, however, this has changed. Not only has a wealth of archival sources become available, but there have also been oral history projects and interviews recording the testimonies of eyewitnesses who experienced the Holocaust as children and young adults. Recent political, social, and cultural developments have facilitated a more nuanced and complex understanding of the continuities and...
• Titolo autorizzato: Bringing the dark past to light
• ISBN: 1-4962-1020-4; 0-8032-4647-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788501303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II