The Texture of Memory

副标题: Holocaust Memorials and Meaning

ISBN: 9780300059915

出版社: Yale University Press

出版年: 1994-01-25

页数: 416

定价: USD 30.00

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

For the Germans and Austrians, memorializing the Holocaust has required public recognition of their crimes; for the Jews, it has required public expression of their suffering. As James Young brilliantly demonstrates, each monument is charged with the often highly problematic struggle between collective memory and national self-image, self-interest, and the aspiration toward a future. Through the memorials and monuments, Young illuminates the process whereby the meaning of the Holocaust continues to be redefined in each new generation in Europe, Israel, and America. This richly illustrated book is a groundbreaking study of the fusion of Holocaust memory and public art in contemporary life.