| Description |
267 pages : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Monuments in history -- 2. History in monuments -- 3. Paris : the Vel' d'Hiv' and the promise of national reconciliation 1992-97 -- 4. Berlin : the monument for the murdered Jews of Europe and the promise of consensus 1988-2000 -- 5. The institutionalisation of memory in public art and rhetoric -- 6. The national memorial paradigm -- 7. The postnational memorial paradigm -- 8. Dialogic monuments |
| Summary |
"Since 1989, no two sites of memory have captured public attention with respect to the deportation and persecution of Jews in France and Germany during the Second World War more intensely than the Vel' d'Hiv' (Winter Velodrome) in Paris and the Monument for the Murdered Jews of Europe or 'Holocaust Monument' in Berlin. Why is this so? Both monuments, the author argues, are unique in the history of memorial projects. Although they are genuine 'sites of memory,' neither monument celebrates history but rather serves as a platform for the deliberation, negotiation, and promotion of social consensus over the memorial status of war crimes in France and Germany. The debates over these monuments indicate that it is the communication among members of the publica via the mass media rather than qualities inherent in the sites themselves, which transformed these sites into symbols beyond traditional conceptions of heritage and patriotism."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Vélodrome d'hiver (Paris, France)
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- France -- Public opinion.
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Holocaust memorials -- Germany.
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Holocaust memorials -- France.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany -- Public opinion.
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Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas (Berlin, Germany)
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Holocaust memorials.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence.
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Memory -- Social aspects.
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| LC no. |
2005042015 |
| ISBN |
1571819045 |
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