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The texture of memory : Holocaust memorials and meaning
How do Holocaust memorials in different countries shape what a nation remembers, and whose purposes do they serve?
At a glance
- Author
- James E. Young
Why read it
- You will see that one event is remembered differently in Germany, Poland, Israel and America, each by its own ideals
- You will learn to ask who built a monument, and why, before accepting what it says
- You will notice how a memorial can replace the events it commemorates
Who it is for
- A traveler about to visit a memorial or former camp
- A student of public memory, art or architecture
- A teacher who wants pupils to ask what monuments leave out
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