Light from the ashes: Social science careers of young Holocaust refugees and survivors
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Light from the ashes: Social science careers of young Holocaust refugees and survivors
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number940.53180922/0041
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]05116
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]University of Michigan Press
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2001
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]446p.,index
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Book
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]0472067451
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
In this collection, seventeen eminent social scientists trace the connection between their early wartime experiences and their adult research careers, personality and values.These essays describe their trauma of fleeing from, or surviving the Holocaust during childhood or adolescence, and how this influenced their eventual choice of work and general outlook on life.