genesis of the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum: a case study of the politics of memorializing the Holocaust
TitelThe genesis of the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum: a case study of the politics of memorializing the Holocaust
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0275
Objectnummer04683c
Plaats van uitgaveLanham, Maryland, United States
UitgeverUniversity Press of America
Jaar van uitgave
1993
Pagina'spp27-38
MateriaalArtikel
ReeksStudies in the Shoah; v.17
NotesArticle from the book "The uses and abuses of knowledge" pp27-38
Beschrijving
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.