Lessons and Legacies XIII
New Approaches to an Integrated History of the Holocaust: Social History, Representation, Theory
Marion Kaplan author Alexandra Garbarini author Brad Prager author Dana Smith author Paul Jaskot author Kaelber Lutz author Alexandra Garbarini editor Paul Jaskot editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Northwestern University Press
Published:28th Sep '18
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The social history of the genocide, its representation in postwar culture, and new theoretical approaches stand at the forefront of current research in a range of disciplines. Analyses at the most intimate scale—of the individual or of a particular locale— are juxtaposed with those that turn to broader studies of the war or postwar order. Complementing these different scales are theoretical investigations that address individual agency, moral judgment, and the construction of meaning and memory in the study of the victims of the Holocaust and in our understanding of society as a whole. Together they mark the contemporary scholarly landscape of Holocaust studies, which includes history as well as film and literary studies, philosophy, and religious studies (among other disciplines). Each of the volume's three sections contributes to understanding the Holocaust and postwar ramifications of the genocide by focusing on: 1) the history of specific communities of both victims and perpetrators; 2) postwar cultural representations; and 3) new theoretical understandings of each. The essays in this volume thus represent new interests in the field that contribute to building integrated histories of the Holocaust.
ISBN: 9780810137660
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 465g
320 pages