emergence, challenges, polemics and achievements Bankier, David 1947-2010 editor Michman, Dan 1947- editor text bibliography nyu New York Berghahn Books 2009 monographic eng

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614 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm In this book a wide range of scholars examine the very beginnings of the effort to apply scholarly standards to the understanding of the Holocaust - when World War II was still raging, and immediately after it ended. It looks at the personalities who made the first steps, the centers that were created, the projects that were initiated, the ideas that were put forward, the contexts that impacted on the materialization, the conditions in which the work was carried out, and the challenges that were encountered - in Europe, North America and Israel Development of research in retrospect: some overviews Jewish research The emergence of Jewish research centers Schools and approaches within national contexts Case and context: the Holocaust and World War II, two separate issues? Testimonies Jewish testimonies in the trials of war criminals edited by David Bankier and Dan Michman. Includes bibliographical references and index. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Historiography Holocausto judío (1939-1945) Historiografía D 804.348 H754 2009 940.53/18072 9789653083264 (alk. paper) 9653083260 2009004053 DLC 090129 20240426121330.0 111719 eng