Constructing the Holocaust: A Study in Historiography

by Dan Stone

Constructing the Holocaust examines the development of Holocaust historiography in the light of recent critical philosophy of history. It argues that the Holocaust provides both the occasion for, and the ultimate test of, new ways of giving meaning to the past. It also shows that examining our representations of the past is as important as archival research for understanding history. The problem under investigation is the paradox of using tools and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0853034788
• ISBN13: 9780853034780
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"