| The End of the Holocaust Contributor(s): Rosenfeld, Alvin H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253356431 ISBN-13: 9780253356437 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Holocaust - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| LCCN: 2010047849 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.39" W x 9.6" (1.44 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this provocative work, Alvin H. Rosenfeld contends that the proliferation of books, films, television programs, museums, and public commemorations related to the Holocaust has, perversely, brought about a diminution of its meaning and a denigration of its memory. Investigating a wide range of events and cultural phenomena, such as Ronald Reagan's 1985 visit to the German cemetery at Bitburg, the distortions of Anne Frank's story, and the ways in which the Holocaust has been depicted by such artists and filmmakers as Judy Chicago and Steven Spielberg, Rosenfeld charts the cultural forces that have minimized the Holocaust in popular perceptions. He contrasts these with sobering representations by Holocaust witnesses such as Jean Améry, Primo Levi, Elie Wiesel, and Imre Kertész. The book concludes with a powerful warning about the possible consequences of the end of the Holocaust in public consciousness. |