Holocaust and Memory in the Global Age

by Daniel Levy

Book Overview

Can collective memories of the past shape the future? If one of the fears about a globalized society is the homogenization of culture, can it nevertheless be true that the homogenization of memory might have a positive impact on political and cultural norms? Originally published in Germany, The Holocaust and Memory in the Global Age examines the nature of collective memory in a globalized world, and how the memory of one particular event--the Holocaust--helped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592132766
• ISBN13: 9781592132768
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"