Writing the Holocaust : identity, testimony, representation /

'Writing the Holocaust' examines the history of Holocaust testimony, from the chroniclers confined to Nazi-enforced ghettos to survivors writing as part of collective memory. It shows how the conditions and motivations for bearing witness changed immeasurably.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Waxman, Zoë
Corporate Author:	Oxford University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Series:	Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:	Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Historiography. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Personal narratives > History and criticism. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature. Holocaust survivors > Biography > History and criticism. Holocauste, 1939-1945 > Historiographie. Holocauste, 1939-1945 > Récits personnels > Histoire et critique. Holocauste, 1939-1945, dans la littérature. Survivants de l'Holocauste > Biographies > Histoire et critique. Historiography Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in literature Holocaust survivors > Biography Geschichtsschreibung Judenvernichtung History - General. History & Archaeology. 1939-1945 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Personal narratives
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Table of Contents:

Note on Foreign Language Names and Terms; Introduction; 1. Writing as Resistance? Bearing Witness in the Warsaw Ghetto; 2. Writing to Survive: The Testimony of the Concentration Camps; 3. Writing to Remember: The Role of the Survivor; 4. Writing Ignored: Reading Women's Holocaust Testimonies; 5. Writing the Ineffable: The Representation of Testimony; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z