Representing the Holocaust by Dominick Lacapra
In a series of essaysthree published here for the first timeLaCapra explores the problems faced by historians, critics, and thinkers who attempt to grasp the Holocaust.Representing the Holocaust is a probing analysis of the relations between historiographical, personal, and cultural identity formation in the aftermath of the historical trauma of the Holocaust
-- John E. Toews * American Historical Review *Dominick LaCapra may be the most original intellectual historian writing in America today. LaCapra begins, in this book, to provide a means by which one can critically examine the engagement of the historian/critic with his or her object of study.
-- Sander L. Gilman * Modern Philology *
Dominick LaCapra is Professor Emeritus of History and Comparative Literature and Bowmar Professor Emeritus of Humanistic Studies at Cornell University. He is the author of many books, including History, Literature, Critical Theory; History and Its Limits: Human, Animal, Violence; and History in Transit: Experience, Identity, Critical Theory.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780801481871 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801481872 |
| Title | Representing the Holocaust |
| Author | Dominick Lacapra |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Year published | 1996-12-12 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |