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New Books in Genocide Studies
Jelena Subotić, “Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance after Communism” (Cornell UP, 2019)
Jelena Subotić
Yellow Star, Red Star
Holocaust Remembrance after Communism
Cornell University Press, 2019

New Books in Eastern European StudiesNew Books in Genocide StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Jewish StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Religion & Faith December 12, 2019 Steven Seegel

In her new book Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance after Communism (Cornell University Press, 2019) Jelena Subotić asks why Holocaust memory continues to be so deeply troubled―ignored, appropriated, and obfuscated―throughout Eastern Europe, even though it was in those lands that most of the extermination campaign occurred. As part of... Read More
Claudia Moscovici, “Holocaust Memories: A Survey of Holocaust Memoirs, Histories, Novels, and Films” (Hamilton, 2019)
Claudia Moscovici
Holocaust Memories
A Survey of Holocaust Memoirs, Histories, Novels, and Films
Hamilton Books, 2019

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in FilmNew Books in Genocide StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Jewish StudiesNew Books in Literary StudiesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books Network December 2, 2019 Natasha Margulis

Claudia Moscovici’s recent book, Holocaust Memories: A Survey of Holocaust Memoirs, Histories, Novels, and Films (Hamilton Books, 2019), is intended for educators and politicians to draw attention to and educate people about the Never Again Education Act. Moscovici: “Nearly eighty years have passed since the Holocaust. There have been hundreds... Read More
C. Browning, P. Hayes, R. Hilberg, “German Railroads, Jewish Souls: The Reichsbahn, Bureaucracy, and the Final Solution” (Berghahn Books, 2019)
Christopher Browning, Peter Hayes, and Raul Hilberg
German Railroads, Jewish Souls
The Reichsbahn, Bureaucracy, and the Final Solution
Berghahn Books, 2019

New Books in European StudiesNew Books in Genocide StudiesNew Books in German StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Jewish StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books Network November 27, 2019 Kelly McFall

Raul Hilberg was a giant in the field of Genocide and Holocaust Studies. Frequently cited as the founder of the field in the United States, Hilberg wrote, taught, and mentored for decades.  In a series of influential books, he scouted out the terrain, mapped events, people and personalities, and offered... Read More
Mila Dragojević, “Amoral Communities: Collective Crimes in Time of War” (Cornell UP, 2019)
Mila Dragojević
Amoral Communities
Collective Crimes in Time of War
Cornell University Press, 2019

New Books in AnthropologyNew Books in Eastern European StudiesNew Books in Genocide StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in SociologyNew Books Network November 27, 2019 Jelena Golubović

How does violence against civilians become permissible in wartime? Why do some communities experience violence while others do not? In her new book, Mila Dragojević develops the concept of amoral communities to find an answer to these questions. In Amoral Communities: Collective Crimes in Time of War (Cornell University Press,... Read More
Eyal Mayroz, “Reluctant Interveners: America’s Failed Responses to Genocide from Bosnia to Darfur” (Rutgers UP, 2019)
Eyal Mayroz
Reluctant Interveners
America's Failed Responses to Genocide from Bosnia to Darfur
Rutgers University Press, 2019

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in Genocide StudiesNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in PoliticsNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network November 21, 2019 Jeff Bachman

Why don’t governments do more to prevent genocide? What role does the public have in compelling their governments to take an active stand in the face of genocide? In Reluctant Interveners: America’s Failed Responses to Genocide from Bosnia to Darfur (Rutgers University Press, 2019), Eyal Mayroz approaches these questions and... Read More
Daniel Reynolds, “Postcards from Auschwitz: Holocaust Tourism and the Meaning of Remembrance” (NYU Press, 2018)
Daniel P. Reynolds
Postcards from Auschwitz
Holocaust Tourism and the Meaning of Remembrance
NYU Press, 2018

New Books in Genocide StudiesNew Books in German StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Jewish StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ReligionNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books Network November 13, 2019 Lindsey Jackson

Millions of tourists visit Holocaust museums and memorials every year. Holocaust tourism is a thriving industry and plays a crucial role in Holocaust memorialization and remembrance. However, Holocaust tourism is not without criticism. Some argue that sightseeing at sites of genocide is cringeworthy, offensive, inappropriate, and superficial. In Postcards from... Read More
Susan Neiman, “Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil” (FSG, 2019)
Susan Neiman
Learning from the Germans
Race and the Memory of Evil
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2019

New Books in Genocide StudiesNew Books in German StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in PoliticsNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network November 6, 2019 Uli Baer

When Tennessee’s Governor recently ordered a holiday to celebrate the memory of confederate general Nathan Bedford Forest, a convicted war criminal who helped found the Ku Klax Klan, the New York Times columnist Paul Krugman commented: “The world would be horrified if Germany announced plans to start celebrating Erich von... Read More
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