genesis of the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum: a case study of the politics of memorializing the Holocaust
TitreThe genesis of the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum: a case study of the politics of memorializing the Holocaust
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0275
N° d'objet04683c
Lieu de publicationLanham, Maryland, United States
EditeurUniversity Press of America
Année de publication
1993
Paginationpp27-38
MatérielArticle
SérieStudies in the Shoah; v.17
NotesArticle from the book "The uses and abuses of knowledge" pp27-38
Description
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.