Holocaust memory and contemporary atrocities: the Imperial War Museum's Holocaust exhibition and Crimes Against Humanity exhibition
TitleHolocaust memory and contemporary atrocities: the Imperial War Museum's Holocaust exhibition and Crimes Against Humanity exhibition
Author
Call number940.53180941/0008
Object number04758h
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Year of publication
2013
Physical descriptionpp142-159
MaterialArticle
Series titleThe Holocaust and its contexts
ISBN9781137350763
NotesArticle from the book ' Britain and the Holocaust' pp142-159
Description
Jinks assesses the permanent Holocaust and Crimes Against Humanity exhibitions, exploring the interactions between memories of the Holocaust and the awareness of other mass atrocities. Both exhibitions marginalise the role of Britain throughout these tragedies and this has significant impact on the forging of a specifically British memory of the Holocaust
