politics of Holocaust rescue myths in Spain: from Francoist humanitarianism to the righteous diplomats
TítuloThe politics of Holocaust rescue myths in Spain: from Francoist humanitarianism to the righteous diplomats
Call number940.5318/0508
Número del objeto06374n
Lugar de publicaciónBerlin, Germany
EditorialMetropol-Verlag
Año de publicación
2016
Paginaciónpp205-216
MaterialArticle
SerieIHRA series, 2
ISBN9783863312879
NotesArticle from the book 'Bystanders, rescuers or perpetrators? The neutral countries and the Shoah' pp205-216
Descripción
The legend by which the Francoist government claimed to have saved the lives of thousands of European Jews from the Holocaust has been debunked by historiography. This essay addresses the origins and diffusion of rescue myths, and their evolution and signficance in Spanish history and memory politics