Liberation Reconsidered, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Liberation Reconsidered
- New Approaches to the End of the Holocaust in Europe
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- Publisher:
- Elizabeth Anthony, Kate¿ina Králová, Andrea Löw
- Publisher:
- Wallstein Verlag GmbH, 10/2026
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9783835360518
- Item number:
- 12537652
- Volume:
- 240 Pages
- Release date:
- 7.10.2026
- Series:
- European Holocaust Studies - volume 7
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
Liberation as a process shaped by Holocaust survivors` distinct historical and geographic circumstances.
The liberation of the camps at the end of World War II has often been portrayed as a singular rapturous juncture. The authors in this volume collectively underscore the necessity of reconceptualizing liberation in a manner that transcends triumphalist narratives, foregrounding instead the inherent complexity, variability, and frequently tragic limitations confronted by Jewish Holocaust survivors in the 'aftermath' of genocide. They demonstrate how local conditions, political structures, and social relationships shaped survivors` experiences of the war`s end and their attempts to rebuild their lives.
Includes: Monika Flaschka: That`s what women are for, just to rape them: Soviet Rape of Holocaust Survivors Katerina Králová: The Fluidity of Liberation: Jewish Survivors in Postwar Greece Johannes Meerwald: There is no feeling of newfound freedom - Jewish Prisoners in Southern Bavaria at Liberation
Der Band erscheint vollständig in englischer Sprache.
Biography (Andrea Löw)
Dr. Andrea Löw ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Zeitgeschichte in München.Notes:
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