ISBN:
0415835933
,
9780415835930
Language:
English
Pages:
X, 323 S.
,
23 cm
Year of publication:
2014
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in cultural history 27
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in cultural history
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Pearce, Andy, 1981 - Holocaust consciousness in contemporary Britain
DDC:
940.53/180941
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Historiography
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Study and teaching
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Foreign public opinion, British
;
Public opinion
;
Collective memory
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
Social aspects
;
Great Britain
;
Great Britain
;
Civilization
;
21st century
;
Großbritannien
;
Judenvernichtung
;
Geschichtsschreibung
;
Öffentliche Meinung
Abstract:
"The Holocaust is a pervasive presence in British culture and society. Schools have been legally required to deliver Holocaust education, the government helps to fund student visits to Auschwitz, the Imperial War Museum's permanent Holocaust Exhibition has attracted millions of visitors, and Britain has an annually commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day. What has prompted this development, how has it unfolded, and why has it happened now? How does it relate to Britain's post-war history, its contemporary concerns, and the wider "globalisation" of Holocaust memory? What are the multiple shapes that British Holocaust consciousness assumes and the consequences of their rapid emergence? Why have the so-called "lessons" of the Holocaust enjoyed such popularity in Britain? Through analysis of changing engagements with the Holocaust in political, cultural and memorial landscapes over the past generation, this book addresses these questions, demonstrating the complexities of Holocaust consciousness and reflecting on the contrasting ways that history is used in Britain today. "--
Abstract:
"The Holocaust is a pervasive presence in British culture and society. Schools have been legally required to deliver Holocaust education, the government helps to fund student visits to Auschwitz, the Imperial War Museum's permanent Holocaust Exhibition has attracted millions of visitors, and Britain has an annually commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day. What has prompted this development, how has it unfolded, and why has it happened now? How does it relate to Britain's post-war history, its contemporary concerns, and the wider "globalisation" of Holocaust memory? What are the multiple shapes that British Holocaust consciousness assumes and the consequences of their rapid emergence? Why have the so-called "lessons" of the Holocaust enjoyed such popularity in Britain? Through analysis of changing engagements with the Holocaust in political, cultural and memorial landscapes over the past generation, this book addresses these questions, demonstrating the complexities of Holocaust consciousness and reflecting on the contrasting ways that history is used in Britain today. "--
Note:
Literaturverz. S. [289] - 315
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=42803
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