Israel's Holocaust and the Politics of Nationhood |
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| Author:
| Zertal, Idith |
| Contribution by:
| Tripp, Charles
Clancy-Smith, Julia A.
Gershoni, Israel
Owen, Roger
Sayigh, Yezid
Tucker, Judith E. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Middle East Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-61646-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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The ghost of the Holocaust is ever present in Israel, in the lives and nightmares of the survivors and in the absence of the victims. In this compelling analysis, Idith Zertal considers how Israel has used the memory of the Holocaust to define and legitimize its existence and politics.
The ghost of the Holocaust is ever present in Israel, in the lives and nightmares of the survivors and in the absence of the victims. In this compelling analysis, Idith Zertal considers how Israel has used the memory of the Holocaust to define and legitimize its existence and politics.