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
Författare
Call number940.5318/0508
Objektnummer06374n
PubliceringsortBerlin, Germany
UtgivareMetropol-Verlag
Publikationsår
2016
Pagineringpp205-216
MaterialArticle
SerieIHRA series, 2
ISBN9783863312879
NotesArticle from the book 'Bystanders, rescuers or perpetrators? The neutral countries and the Shoah' pp205-216
Beskrivning
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