Reclaiming Heimat Trauma and Mourning in Memoirs by Jewish Austrian Reemigres |
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| Author:
| Vansant, Jacqueline |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8143-2951-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2001 |
| Publisher: | Wayne State University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $73.70 |
Book Description:
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This is an examination of memoirs written after 1945 by Jewish Austrians mourning the loss of their Heimat (home/homeland). The author uses these autobiographical accounts to construct a framework to explore issues of individual and collective identity and cultural memory in an Austrian context.
This is an examination of memoirs written after 1945 by Jewish Austrians mourning the loss of their Heimat (home/homeland). The author uses these autobiographical accounts to construct a framework to explore issues of individual and collective identity and cultural memory in an Austrian context.