| Israeli Holocaust Research: Birth and Evolution Contributor(s): Cohen, Boaz (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138055093 ISBN-13: 9781138055094 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - History | Jewish - General - History | Holocaust |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| Series: Routledge Jewish Studies |
| Physical Information: 348 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An exploration of the development of Holocaust research in Israel, this book ranges from the consolidation of Holocaust research as an academic subject in the late 1940s to the establishment of Yad Vashem and beyond. Research on the story of historiography is often a work on books, on the final products that fill academic bookshelves yet, in Israeli Holocaust Research, Boaz Cohen illustrates that the evolution of holocaust research in Israel has a more human element to it. Drawing on knowledge gained through seven years of work in ten major archives in Israel, the author reveals a previously unseen picture of the development of Israeli Holocaust research from below, and of the social and cultural forces influencing its character. In doing so, a new facet to the picture emerges, of the story beyond the archive and the people who see Holocaust research as their mission and responsibility. This book will be a fascinating addition to the study of Holocaust research and will be of particular interest to students of history, historiography and Jewish studies |
