The Holocaust and Local History - Hardcover

Tom Lawson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0853039240 ISBN 13: 9780853039242

Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

*Explores for the first time in one volume the role of local history in Holocaust studies *Cutting-edge research by young scholars The Holocaust and Local History brings together a number of cutting edge Holocaust histories by younger scholars, and includes an introduction reflecting on the role of the local in Holocaust studies. In doing so the book emphasises that we must seek local answers to the global questions on the origins of genocide. As such this collection mirrors the developing tendency in Holocaust Studies to draw a picture, on a very local canvas, of how the Holocaust developed. The articles contained here offer new and detailed empirical investigations of the Holocaust from across occupied Europe from aryanisation policy in Bucharest to the role of the indigenous population in the Hungarian countryside right up to a consideration of the operation of Holocaust memory in contemporary Poland. This volume demonstrates the enduring vibrancy of contemporary Holocaust studies.

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The Holocaust and Local History This collection brings together a number of cutting edge Holocaust histories written by younger scholars and includes an introduction reflecting on the role of 'the local' in Holocaust studies. In doing so, the book emphasizes seeking local answers to global questions on the origins of genocide. As such, it mirrors the tendency in Holocaust Studies to draw a picture - on a very local canvas - of h Full description

About the Author:

Thomas Kühne is Strassler Professor of Holocaust History at the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Clark University. He is the author of several books, including Belonging and Genocide: Hitler s Community 1918 45. Tom Lawson is Reader in History at the University of Winchester. He is co-editor of the Holocaust Studies journal and author of The Church of England and the Holocaust and Debates on the Holocaust.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0853039240
• ISBN 13: 9780853039242
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Tom Lawson, Thomas Kuhne