Re-presenting the Shoah for the 21st Century (Hardcover)

Despite Adorno's famous dictum, the memory of the Shoah features prominently in the cultural legacy of the 20th century and beyond. It has led to a proliferation of works of representation and re-memorialization which have brought in their wake concerns about a 'holocaust industry' and banalization. This volume sheds fresh light on some of the issues, such as the question of silence and denial, of the formation of contemporary identities - German, East European, Jewish or Israeli, the consequences of the legacy of the Shoah for survivors and for the 'second generation,' and the political, ideological, and professional implications of Shoah historiography. One of the conclusions to be drawn from this volume is that the 'Auschwitz code,' invoked in relation to all 'unspeakable' catastrophes, has impoverished our vocabulary; it does not help us remember the Shoah and its victims, but rather erases that memory.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2004
Editors:	Ronit Lentin
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-57181-802-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography
LSN:	1-57181-802-2
Barcode:	9781571818027

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