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To the British in 1945 the images of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp said everything necessary to illustrate and prove the extent of Nazi barbarity, yet the grim newsreel footage and radio reports did not tell the whole story. Over the following decades these potent representations became encrusted with myths and meanings that distorted the actuality of Belsen. Fifty years after the liberation of the camp, scholars and eyewitnesses can finally explore the extraordinary history of the camp, the experiences of the inmates and the work of the liberators. This volume presents the most authoritative recent scholarship on Belsen by British, American, German, French and Israeli historians. Drawing on documentary and oral sources in Yiddish, Hebrew, German, Dutch and French, often for the first time, it challenges many stereotypes about the camp, and reinstates the groups hitherto marginalised or ignored in accounts of the camp and its liberation.

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Author:   David Cesarani ,  Tony Kushner ,  Jo Reilly ,  Colin Richmond
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9780714647678

ISBN 10:   0714647675
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   01 July 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"ZACHOR - ""The essays in thsi collection are extremely weell written and provide the perspectives of scholars, and of the survivors and liberators themselves. Aas the collection""s title suggests, Belsen has a placcee in both""History and Memory"" and correspondingly, it should find prominence in all Holocaust libraries."" Jewish Book World - ""I cannot say enough positive things about the essays...the book is a most useful one and is recommended for inclusion in any Holocaust studies course on an advanced high school or college level."" Journal of Royal Army Medical Corp & Army Medical Services Magazine - ""...it is well written and supported by excellent references, notes and sources of further reading...This is recommended reading for the historian and general reader alike."

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Edited by Cesarani, David; Kushner, Tony; Reilly, Jo; Richmond, Colin

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