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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Lipstadt, Deborah E.
Titre(s) : Holocaust [Texte imprimé] : an American understanding / Deborah E. Lipstadt
Publication : New Brunswick (N. J.) : Rutgers University Press, copyright [2016]
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xii, 204 pages) ; 23 cm
Collection : Key words in Jewish studies ; VII
Lien à la collection : Key words in Jewish studies
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Immediately after World War II, there was little discussion of the Holocaust, but
today the word has grown into a potent political and moral symbol, recognized by all.
In Holocaust: An American Understanding, renowned historian Deborah E. Lipstadt explores
this striking evolution in Holocaust consciousness, revealing how a broad array of
Americans--from students in middle schools to presidents of the United States--tried
to make sense of this inexplicable disaster, and how they came to use the Holocaust
as a lens to interpret their own history. Lipstadt weaves a powerful narrative that
touches on events as varied as the civil rights movement, Vietnam, Stonewall, and
the women's movement, as well as controversies over Bitburg, the Rwandan genocide,
and the bombing of Kosovo. Drawing upon extensive research on politics, popular culture,
student protests, religious debates and various strains of Zionist ideologies, Lipstadt
traces how the Holocaust became integral to the fabric of American life. Even popular
culture, including such films as Dr. Strangelove and such books as John Hershey's
The Wall, was influenced by and in turn influenced thinking about the Holocaust. Equally
important, the book shows how Americans used the Holocaust to make sense of what was
happening in the United States. Many Americans saw the civil rights movement in light
of Nazi oppression, for example, while others feared that American soldiers in Vietnam
were destroying a people identified by the government as the enemy. Lipstadt demonstrates
that the Holocaust became not just a tragedy to be understood but also a tool for
interpreting America and its place in the world. Ultimately Holocaust: An American
Understanding tells us as much about America in the years since the end of World War
II as it does about the Holocaust itself."--Publisher information
Sujet(s) : Shoah -- Opinion publique -- États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780813564777. - ISBN 0813564778. - ISBN 9780813564760. - ISBN 081356476X. -
ISBN 9780813564784. - ISBN 0813564786. - ISBN 9780813573694. - ISBN 0813573696
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47134245q
Notice n° :
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Table des matières : 1. Terms of debate : Finding a name to define a horror ; Laying the foundation: the
visionary role of Philip Friedman ; Creating a field of study: Raul Hilberg ; Survivors
in America: an uncomfortable encounter ; "Holocaust" in American popular culture,
1947-1962 ; State of the question : The Eichmann trial and the Arendt debate ; "Holocaust":
shedding light on America's shortcomings ; A post-holocaust protest generation creates
its memories ; Faith in the wake of Auschwitz: shifting theologies ; The baby boom
protesters ; From the Mideast to Moscow: holocaust redux? ; Survivors: from DPs to
witnesses ; Severed alliances ; The holocaust and the small screen ; America and the
holocaust: playing the blame game ; The White House: whose holocaust? ; The Kremlin
versus Wiesel: identifying the victims ; In a new key : Counting the victims, skewing
the numbers ; An obsession with the holocaust? ; A Jewish critique ; The Bitburg affair:
The "Watergate of symbolism" ; Memory booms as the world forgets ; Assaults on the
holocaust: normalization, denial, and trivialization ; The uniqueness battle ; Impassioned
attacks ; Competitive genocides? ; The Holocaust versus all others ; Scaring the people:
on how not to proceed.
