The Forgotten Massacre
Author | : Andrea Pető |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2021-03-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783110687590 |
ISBN-13 | : 3110687593 |
Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Forgotten Massacre written by Andrea Pető and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book discusses a formerly unknown and invisible massacre in Budapest in 1944, committed by a paramilitary group lead by a women. Andrea Pető uncovers the gripping history of the fi rst private Holocaust memorial erected in Budapest in 1945. Based on court trials, interviews with survivors, perpetrators, and investigators, the book illustrates the complexities of gendered memory of violence. It examines the dramatic events: massacre, deportation, robbery, homecoming, and fi ght for memorialization from the point of view of the perpetrators and the survivors. The book will change the ways we look at intimate killings during the Second World-War. Watch our talk with the editor Andrea Pető here: https://youtu.be/dV6JEcE2RFk