Holocaust and the West German historians: historical interpretation and autobiographical memory
TitleThe Holocaust and the West German historians: historical interpretation and autobiographical memory
Author
Call number940.5318072/0065
Object number09253
Place of publicationMadison, Wisconsin, United States
PublisherThe University of Wisconsin Press.
Year of publication
2015
Physical descriptionx,334p.,index
MaterialBook
Series titleGeorge L. Mosse series in modern European cultural and intellectual history
ISBN9780299300845
Description
Discusses the work of German and German-Jewish historians in the first three decades of post-World War II Germany. Examines how they perceived - and failed to perceive - the Holocaust and how they interpreted and misinterpreted that historical fact using an arsenal of terms and concepts, arguments and explanations.