Holocaust : an American understanding
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Holocaust : an American understanding
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The work Holocaust : an American understanding represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
- Label
- Holocaust : an American understanding
- Title remainder
- an American understanding
- Statement of responsibility
- Deborah E. Lipstadt
- Subject
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- Historiography
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Foreign public opinion, American
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Historiography
- Judenvernichtung
- Public opinion
- Public opinion -- United States
- Public opinion, American
- USA
- United States
- Öffentliche Meinung
- 1939-1945
- Geschichtsschreibung
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Immediately after World War II, there was little discussion of the Holocaust, but today the word has grown into a potent political and moral symbol, recognized by all. In Holocaust: An American Understanding, renowned historian Deborah E. Lipstadt explores this striking evolution in Holocaust consciousness, revealing how a broad array of Americans--from students in middle schools to presidents of the United States--tried to make sense of this inexplicable disaster, and how they came to use the Holocaust as a lens to interpret their own history. Lipstadt weaves a powerful narrative that touches on events as varied as the civil rights movement, Vietnam, Stonewall, and the women's movement, as well as controversies over Bitburg, the Rwandan genocide, and the bombing of Kosovo. Drawing upon extensive research on politics, popular culture, student protests, religious debates and various strains of Zionist ideologies, Lipstadt traces how the Holocaust became integral to the fabric of American life. Even popular culture, including such films as Dr. Strangelove and such books as John Hershey's The Wall, was influenced by and in turn influenced thinking about the Holocaust. Equally important, the book shows how Americans used the Holocaust to make sense of what was happening in the United States. Many Americans saw the civil rights movement in light of Nazi oppression, for example, while others feared that American soldiers in Vietnam were destroying a people identified by the government as the enemy. Lipstadt demonstrates that the Holocaust became not just a tragedy to be understood but also a tool for interpreting America and its place in the world. Ultimately Holocaust: An American Understanding tells us as much about America in the years since the end of World War II as it does about the Holocaust itself."--Publisher information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 940.53/18
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D804.45.U55
- LC item number
- L57 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Key words in Jewish studies
- Series volume
- VII
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