{"product_id":"9781350058583","title":"Witnessing the Holocaust Six Literary Testimonies","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePerspectives on the Holocaust\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWitnessing the Holocaust\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSix Literary Testimonies\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJudith M. Hughes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 20th Century \/ Holocaust\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWitnessing the Holocaust \u003c\/i\u003epresents the autobiographical writings, including diaries and autobiographical fiction, of six Holocaust survivors who lived through and chronicled the Nazi genocide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing extensively on the works of Victor Klemperer, Ruth Kluger, Michal Glowinski, Primo Levi, Imre Kertész and Béla Zsolt, this books conveys, with vivid detail, the persecution of the Jews from the beginning of the Third Reich until its very end. It gives us a sense both of what the Holocaust meant to the wider community swept up in the horrors and what it was like for the individual to weather one of the most shocking events in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Survivors and witnesses disappear, and history, not memory, becomes the instrument for recalling the past. Judith M. Hughes secures a place for narratives by those who experienced the Holocaust in person.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This compelling text is a vital read for all students of the Holocaust and Holocaust memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJudith M. Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emerita of History at the University of California, San Diego, USA. She is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Holocaust and the Revival of Psychological History \u003c\/i\u003e(2015), \u003ci\u003eFrom Obstacle to Ally: The Evolution of Psychoanalytic Practice \u003c\/i\u003e(2004) and \u003ci\u003eFreudian Analysts\/Feminist Issues \u003c\/i\u003e(1999).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 July 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350058583\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e166\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332524507276,"sku":"9781350058583","price":85.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_bc02e972-8b9e-4d53-9523-4cd6d7f239c8.jpg?v=1783603804","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350058583","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}