Preserving Memory: The Struggle to Create America's Holocaust Museum
Linenthal follows the Holocaust Museum from its nearly incidental beginnings in domestic politics, recounting important stages in its conceptualization and realization--from choosing the site, to the design of the building and exhibits, through an obstacle course of political, logistical,...
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Linenthal follows the Holocaust Museum from its nearly incidental beginnings in domestic politics, recounting important stages in its conceptualization and realization--from choosing the site, to the design of the building and exhibits, through an obstacle course of political, logistical, ideological, and spiritual dilemmas, to the art of defining for the American public the Holocaust itself and its place in history and memory. Illustrations throughout. 352 pp. Targeted ads.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780231124072 (0231124074)
ASIN: 231124074
Publish date: October 15th 2001
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
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