genesis of the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum: a case study of the politics of memorializing the Holocaust
TitoloThe genesis of the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum: a case study of the politics of memorializing the Holocaust
Autore
Call number940.5318/0275
Numero oggetto04683c
Luogo di pubblicazioneLanham, Maryland, United States
EditoreUniversity Press of America
Anno di pubblicazione
1993
Paginazionepp27-38
MaterialeArticle
SerieStudies in the Shoah; v.17
NotesArticle from the book "The uses and abuses of knowledge" pp27-38
Descrizione
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.