Advancing Holocaust studies / edited and introduced by Carol Rittner and John K. Roth

"The growing field of Holocaust studies confronts a world wracked by antisemitism, immigration and refugee crises, human rights abuses, mass atrocity crimes, threats of nuclear war, and environmental degradation. What does it mean to advance Holocaust studies-what are learning and teaching abou...

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Other Authors:Rittner, Carol (Editor)
Roth, John K. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:London ; New York : Routledge, 2021
Series:Routledge studies in Second World War history
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Summary:"The growing field of Holocaust studies confronts a world wracked by antisemitism, immigration and refugee crises, human rights abuses, mass atrocity crimes, threats of nuclear war, and environmental degradation. What does it mean to advance Holocaust studies-what are learning and teaching about the Holocaust for-in such dire straits? Vast resources support study and memorialization of the Holocaust. What assumptions govern that investment? What are its major successes and failures, challenges and prospects? Across thirteen chapters, Advancing Holocaust Studies shows how leading scholars grapple with those tough questions"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xii, 198 Seiten
ISBN:9780367472313
9780367497118