Aversion and Erasure : The Fate of the Victim after the Holocaust /

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In Aversion and Erasure, Carolyn J. Dean offers an account of how the Holocaust's status as humanity's most terrible example of evil has shaped contemporary discourses about victims in the West. Dean explores the pervasive idea that suffering and trauma in the United States and Western Eur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dean, Carolyn J. (Carolyn Janice), 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Joden.
Culturele aspecten.
Identiteit.
Slachtoffers.
Holocaust.
Vergangenheitsbewältigung
Kollektives Gedächtnis
Judenvernichtung
Victims.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Ethics.
Collective memory.
HISTORY > Holocaust.
Memoire collective.
Victimes.
Holocauste, 1939-1945 > Aspect moral.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Influence.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Moral and ethical aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In Aversion and Erasure, Carolyn J. Dean offers an account of how the Holocaust's status as humanity's most terrible example of evil has shaped contemporary discourses about victims in the West. Dean explores the pervasive idea that suffering and trauma in the United States and Western Europe have become central to identity, with victims competing for recognition by displaying their collective wounds. She argues that this notion has never been examined systematically even though it now possesses the force of self-evidence. --From publisher's description.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9780801460333

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