{"product_id":"holocaust-memory-and-racism-in-the-postwar-world-paperback","title":"Holocaust Memory and Racism in the Postwar World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShirli Gilbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAvril Alba\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Holocaust is often invoked as a benchmark for talking about human rights abuses from slavery and apartheid to colonialism, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. Western educators and politicians draw seemingly obvious lessons of tolerance and anti-racism from the Nazi past, and their work rests on the implicit assumption that Holocaust education and commemoration will expose the dangers of prejudice and promote peaceful coexistence. \u003cem\u003eHolocaust Memory and Racism in the Postwar World\u003c\/em\u003e, edited by Shirli Gilbert and Avril Alba, challenges the notion that there is an unproblematic connection between Holocaust memory and the discourse of anti-racism. Through diverse case studies, this volume historicizes how the Holocaust has shaped engagement with racism from the 1940s until the present, demonstrating that contemporary assumptions are neither obvious nor inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHolocaust Memory and Racism in the Postwar World \u003c\/em\u003eis divided into four sections. The first section focuses on encounters between Nazism and racism during and immediately after World War II, demonstrating not only that racist discourses and politics persisted in the postwar period, but also, perhaps more importantly, that few people identified links with Nazi racism. The second section explores Jewish motivations for participating in anti-racist activism, and the varying memories of the Holocaust that informed their work. The third section historicizes the manifold ways in which the Holocaust has been conceptualized in literary settings, exploring efforts to connect the Holocaust and racism in geographically, culturally, and temporally diverse settings. The final section brings the volume into the present, focusing on contemporary political causes for which the Holocaust provides a benchmark for racial equality and justice. Together, the contributions delineate the complex history of Holocaust memory, recognize its contingency, and provide a foundation from which to evaluate its moral legitimacy and political and social effectiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHolocaust Memory and Racism in the Postwar World \u003c\/em\u003eis intended for students and scholars of Holocaust and genocide studies, professionals working in museums and heritage organizations, and anyone interested in building on their knowledge of the Holocaust and the discourse of racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShirli Gilbert is professor of modern history and director of the Parkes Institute for Jewish\/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMusic in the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrom Things Lost: Forgotten Letters and the Legacy of the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e (Wayne State University Press, 2017). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAvril Alba is senior lecturer in Holocaust Studies and Jewish Civilization at the University of Sydney. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Holocaust Memorial Museum: Sacred Secular Space \u003c\/i\u003eand the curator of several major exhibitions including \u003ci\u003eThe Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e at the Sydney Jewish Museum in 2017.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 470\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618359177523,"sku":"9780814342695","price":78.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Q0t1QjFGNy9Wdmk3M1NtUWFnZW9zQT09.webp?v=1761904640","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/holocaust-memory-and-racism-in-the-postwar-world-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}