politics of Holocaust rescue myths in Spain: from Francoist humanitarianism to the righteous diplomats
TitoloThe politics of Holocaust rescue myths in Spain: from Francoist humanitarianism to the righteous diplomats
Call number940.5318/0508
Numero oggetto06374n
Luogo di pubblicazioneBerlin, Germany
EditoreMetropol-Verlag
Anno di pubblicazione
2016
Paginazionepp205-216
MaterialeArticle
SerieIHRA series, 2
ISBN9783863312879
NotesArticle from the book 'Bystanders, rescuers or perpetrators? The neutral countries and the Shoah' pp205-216
Descrizione
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