{"product_id":"9781487528218","title":"Authenticity and Victimhood after the Second World War","description":"Author: Randall Hansen\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781487528218\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 23 Sep 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 360 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Second World War was filled with many terrible crimes, such as genocide, forced migration and labour, human-made famine, forced sterilizations, and dispossession, that occurred on an unprecedented scale.\u003ci\u003e Authenticity and Victimhood after the Second World War \u003c\/i\u003ein the twentieth century in the aftermath of these experiences. The collection explores the concept of authenticity through an examination of victims' histories and the construction of victimhood in Europe and East Asia. Chapters consider how notions of historical authenticity influence the self-identification and public recognition of a given social group, the tensions arising from individual and group experiences of victimhood, and the resulting, sometimes divergent, interpretation of historical events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from case studies on topics including the Holocaust, the siege of Leningrad, American air raids on Japan, and forced migrations from Eastern Europe, \u003ci\u003eAuthenticity and Victimhood after the Second World War \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates the trend towards a victim-centred collective memory as well as the interplay of memory politics and public commemorative culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919555674270,"sku":"ING-9781487528218","price":123.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781487528218.jpg?v=1782813703","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781487528218","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}