Staging Holocaust Resistance
Author:   Gene A. Plunka
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2012
ISBN:  

9781349350551


Pages:   276
Publication Date:   24 April 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Staging Holocaust Resistance


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Plunka argues that drama is the ideal art form to revitalize the collective memory of Holocaust resistance. This comparative drama study examines a variety of international plays - some quite well-known, others more obscure - that focus on collective or individual defiance of the Nazis.

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Author:   Gene A. Plunka
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2012
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781349350551


ISBN 10:   1349350559
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   24 April 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Introduction German Resistance: Carl Zuckmayer's Des Teufels General The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Rescuing Jews in Western and Eastern Europe: Lois Lowry's/Douglas W. Larche's Number the Stars and Julian Garner's The Flight Into Egypt Resistance in the Extermination Camps: Susan B. Katz's Courage Untold Resistance From the Clergy Staging America's Response to the Holocaust: Susan Lieberman and Stephen J. Morewitz's Steamship Quanza Aharon Megged's Hanna Senesh The Saga of Raoul Wallenberg - Nicholas Wenckheim's Image and Likeness The Legacy of Dr. Janusz Korczak Conclusion

Reviews

'Plunka believes that keeping alive acts of resistance to the Holocaust is necessary to ""make the world a better place."" He believes also that drama is the most effective kind of testimony ... The book [is] readily accessible to nonspecialists. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers.' - CHOICE


'Plunka believes that keeping alive acts of resistance to the Holocaust is necessary to make the world a better place. He believes also that drama is the most effective kind of testimony ... The book [is] readily accessible to nonspecialists. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers.' - CHOICE


Author Information

Gene A. Plunka is a professor of English (specializing in Contemporary Drama) at the University of Memphis.

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