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Holocaust at the Limits. Historical Culture and the Nazi Genocide in the Television Era

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Author

Editor

  • Klas-Göran Karlsson
  • Ulf Zander

Summary, in English

The television series Holocaust: The Story of the Family Weiss (1978) had an enormous impact in USA and Western Europe. As a result of the broadcasting, a growing interest for the Holocaust became visible and caused a number of debates. In this article, I discuss the debates in USA, West Germany, Denmark and Sweden.

Department/s

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

255-292

Publication/Series

Echoes of the Holocaust. Historical Cultures in Contemporary Europe

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Nordic Academic Press

Topic

  • History

Keywords

  • Historical culture
  • Gerald Green
  • uses of history
  • Roots
  • television series
  • Holocaust
  • Americanization of the Holocaust

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 91-89116-52-6