genesis of the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum: a case study of the politics of memorializing the Holocaust
TítuloThe genesis of the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum: a case study of the politics of memorializing the Holocaust
Autor
Call number940.5318/0275
Número del objeto04683c
Lugar de publicaciónLanham, Maryland, United States
EditorialUniversity Press of America
Año de publicación
1993
Paginaciónpp27-38
MaterialArticle
SerieStudies in the Shoah; v.17
NotesArticle from the book "The uses and abuses of knowledge" pp27-38
Descripción
Analyzes how the new museum was born out of the electoral politics in 1977-78. When Carter intervened on the issue of the Holocaust, he did so for political reasons, to ingratiate himself with the disgruntled Jewish community.