politics of Holocaust rescue myths in Spain: from Francoist humanitarianism to the righteous diplomats
TitelThe politics of Holocaust rescue myths in Spain: from Francoist humanitarianism to the righteous diplomats
Call number940.5318/0508
Objectnummer06374n
Plaats van uitgaveBerlin, Germany
UitgeverMetropol-Verlag
Jaar van uitgave
2016
Pagina'spp205-216
MateriaalArtikel
ReeksIHRA series, 2
ISBN9783863312879
NotesArticle from the book 'Bystanders, rescuers or perpetrators? The neutral countries and the Shoah' pp205-216
Beschrijving
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
