| Spaniards in Mauthausen: Representations of a Nazi Concentration Camp, 1940-2015 Contributor(s): Brenneis, Sara J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1487521316 ISBN-13: 9781487521318 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal - History | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese |
| Series: Toronto Iberic |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spaniards in Mauthausen is the first study of the cultural legacy of Spaniards imprisoned and killed during the Second World War in the Nazi concentration camp Mauthausen. By examining narratives about Spanish Mauthausen victims over the past seventy years, author Sara J. Brenneis provides a historical, critical, and chronological analysis of a virtually unknown body of work. Diverse accounts from survivors of Mauthausen, chronicled in letters, artwork, photographs, memoirs, fiction, film, theatre, and new media, illustrate how Spaniards have become cognizant of the Spanish government's relationship to the Nazis and its role in the victimization of Spanish nationals in Mauthausen. As political prisoners, their numbers and experiences differ significantly from the millions of Jews exterminated by Hitler, yet the Spaniards in Mauthausen were nevertheless objects of Nazi violence and witnesses to the Holocaust. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brenneis, Sara J.: - Sara J. Brenneis is a professor of Spanish at Amherst College in Massachusetts. |