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Memory perceived : recalling the Holocaust / Robert N. Kraft.
Van Pelt Library D804.195 .K73 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kraft, Robert Nathaniel.
- Series:
- Psychological dimensions to war and peace 1540-5265
- Psychological dimensions to war and peace, 1540-5265
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Psychological aspects.
- Psychological aspects.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Historiography.
- Historiography.
- Memory.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 211 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
- Summary:
- Compelling examples from 200 hours of testimony by Holocaust survivors form the foundation of this volume on how memory responds to atrocity--how people comprehend and remember deeply traumatic experiences, and how they ultimately adapt.
- Contents:
- 1. Revealing Memories: Oral Testimony and the Holocaust 1
- 2. Defining Memories: Patterns of Remembering 17
- 3. Childhood's End: Memory in Young Children Who Survived the Holocaust 57
- 4. Apprehending Atrocity: Levels of Awareness During Prolonged Trauma 91
- 5. Aftershocks of Traumatic Memory: Disturbing Behavior and Beliefs 121
- 6. Beyond the Aftermath: Lessons of Memory 163.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-204) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275977749
- OCLC:
- 49583773
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