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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. Ā Analyses at the
most intimate scaleāof the individual or of a particular
localeā 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.
An award-winning historian presents an emotional history of Jewish
refugees biding their time in Portugal as they attempt to escape
Nazi Europe This riveting book describes the dramatic experiences
of Jewish refugees as they fled Hitler's regime and then lived in
limbo in Portugal until they could reach safer havens abroad.
Drawing attention not only to the social and physical upheavals
these refugees experienced, Marion Kaplan also highlights their
feelings as they fled their homes and histories, while having to
beg strangers for kindness. Portugal's dictator, Antonio de
Oliveira Salazar, admitted the largest number of Jews fleeing
westward-tens of thousands of them-but then set his secret police
on those who did not move along quickly enough. Yet Portugal's
people left a lasting impression on refugees for their caring and
generosity. Most refugees in Portugal showed strength and stamina
as they faced unimagined challenges. An emotional history of
fleeing, this book probes how specific locations touched refugees'
inner lives, including the borders they nervously crossed or the
overcrowded transatlantic ships that signaled their liberation.
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.
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