Holocaust Odysseys: The Jews of Saint-Martin-Vesubie and Their Flight Through France and Italy - Hardcover

Zuccotti, Susan

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ISBN 10: 0300122942 ISBN 13: 9780300122947

Verlag: Yale University Press, 2008

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"Although based primarily on the oral testimonies of these Jewish survivors, who were mostly teenagers at the time, this beautifully written book also draws on published memoirs and secondary sources. . . . Zuccotti has provided an important contribution to Holocaust historiography."- Vicki Caron, Shofar -- Vicki Caron * Shofar * "This is a book that Susan Zuccotti is uniquely capable of writing. Her knowledge is unparalleled, her handling of oral history is meticulous, a model of what can be done and what must be done to verify survivors' accounts and then give it shape and form. Her narrative is compelling, skilled, sensitive, restrained and responsible."- Michael Berenbaum -- Michael Berenbaum "Drawing on both witnesses and documents, Holocaust Odysseys tells the extraordinary story of hundreds of Jewish refugees who found refuge in mountainous country in the south of France and who later made their way to Italy, fleeing the Germans who hunted them. Justifiably, we concentrate on those who were murdered during the Holocaust. But we learn as well from those who, through determination, resourcefulness, careful planning, good timing, unusual opportunities, Jewish resistance, the sometimes heroic generosity of French and Italians-but most of all through sheer good fortune-emerged alive when the war finally ended. As Susan Zuccotti's narrative vividly relates, they experienced the best and the worst. For any balanced account of the Holocaust, we need to be aware of both."-Michael R. Marrus, Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Professor Emeritus of Holocaust Studies, University of Toronto -- Michael R. Marrus "Zuccotti brings multiple tales together into a coherent, compelling, and dramatic narrative."-Maud Mandel, Brown University -- Maud Mandel

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This provocative book presents a theory of the First Amendment's development. During the twentieth century, Americans gained trust in its commitments, turned the First Amendment into an instrument for social progress, and exercised their rhetorical freedom to create a common language of rights. Robert L. Tsai explains that the guarantees of the First Amendment have become part of a governing culture and nationwide priority. Examining the rhetorical tactics of activists, presidents, and lawyers, he illustrates how committed citizens seek to promote or destabilize a convergence in constitutional ideas. "Eloquence and Reason" reveals the social and institutional processes through which foundational ideas are generated and defends a cultural role for the courts.

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• Verlag: Yale University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0300122942
• ISBN 13: 9780300122947
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 318