New Microhistorical Approaches to an Integrated History of the Holocaust
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- ISBN 9783110738469
- Weight: 679g
- Dimensions: 155 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 06 Nov 2023
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Publication City/Country: DE
- Product Form: Hardback
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In 1997, Saul Friedländer emphasized the need for an integrated history of the Holocaust. His suggestion to connect ‘the policies of the perpetrators, the attitudes of surrounding society, and the world of the victims’ provides the inspiration for this volume. Following in these footsteps, this innovative study approaches Holocaust history through a combination of macro analysis with micro studies. Featuring a range of contemporary research from emerging scholars in the field, this peer-reviewed volume provides detailed engagement with a variety of historical sources, such as documents, artifacts, photos, or text passages. The contributors investigate particular aspects of sound, materiality, space and social perceptions to provide a deeper understanding of the Holocaust, which have often been overlooked or generalised in previous historical research. Yet, as we approach an era of no first hand witnesses, this multidisciplinary, micro-historical approach remains a fundamental aspect of Holocaust research, and can provide a theoretical framework for future studies.
Frédéric Bonnesoeur, Hannah Wilson, Christin Zühlke, Center for Research on Antisemitism, Berlin.
