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9780853035817

Approaching the Holocaust Texts and Contexts

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  • ISBN13:

    9780853035817

  • ISBN10:

    0853035814

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-01-30
  • Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell
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Summary

This is a unique book, comprising seven essays designed to make the reader think more critically about the Holocaust. It combines the author's familiarity with the history, research, bibliography and teaching of the Holocaust, to present clear examples of the importance of approaching the subject critically. It provides the tools necessary for those that read and study the Holocaust to find their way in the ever-growing bibliography of the subject.

Author Biography

Robert Rozett is Director of the Library at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.

Table of Contents

Towards a critical reading of books and articles on the Holocaustp. 11
The place of the Holocaust in popular histories of the twentieth centuryp. 31
Historical atlases and the Holocaustp. 57
Reflections on Jewish leadership during the Holocaustp. 71
Learning from personal accounts of the Holocaustp. 93
Using and abusing history : the Holocaust, the press and the Middle Eastp. 125
The inscription : a case study in historical evidence, memory and commemorationp. 159
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