Memory Wars and Emotional Politics: "Feel Good" Holocaust Appropriation in Central Europe.
This article analyzes the patriotic turn in Holocaust memory politics, exploring the processes through which the narrative of a morally upright national majority has been pitted against transnational entities such as the European Union. The EU is considered to foster multiculturalism, leading to int...
| Publicado en: | Nationalities Papers Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 335 - 354 |
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Cambridge University Press
Mar2025
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