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The Kindertransport : contesting memory
- Title
- The Kindertransport : contesting memory / Jennifer Craig-Norton.
- Author
- Craig-Norton, Jennifer
- Publication
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019]
- ©2019
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 353 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Jennifer Craig-Norton sets out to challenge celebratory narratives of the Kindertransport that have dominated popular memory as well as literature on the subject. According to these narratives, the Kindertransport was a straightforward act of rescue and salvation, with little room for dealing with deeper, more complex issues. Craig-Norton reveals that many children experienced difficulties with settlement, they were treated inconsistently by refugee agencies, their parents had various motives for giving them up, and their carers had complex reasons for taking them in. Against the grain of many other narratives, Craig-Norton emphasizes the use of archival sources, many of them newly discovered testimonial accounts and letters from Kinder to their families. This documentary evidence together with testimonial evidence allows Craig-Norton to offer compelling insights into the nature of interactions between children and their parents and caregivers. She shows readers a more nuanced and complete picture of the Kindertransport" --
- Series Statement
- Studies in antisemitism
- Uniform Title
- Studies in antisemitism (Bloomington, Ind.)
- Subjects
- Jews
- Jewish children
- Jewish refugees
- 1933-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue > Great Britain
- Jewish children > Great Britain > Biography
- Kindertransports (Rescue operations)
- World War (1939-1945)
- Biography
- Germany
- Jews rescue (1939-1945 : World War)
- Jews > Germany > History > 1933-1945
- Jewish children > Germany > Biography
- History
- Great Britain
- Jewish refugees > Great Britain > Biography
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Prologue -- Introduction -- The organizations -- The carers -- The children -- The parents -- Conclusion: contesting memory.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-9555
- ISBN
- 9780253042200
- 0253042208
- 9780253042217
- 0253042216
- LCCN
- 2018049715
- 40029305674
- OCLC
- 1057731417
- Author
- Craig-Norton, Jennifer, author.
- Title
- The Kindertransport : contesting memory / Jennifer Craig-Norton.
- Publisher
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019]
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Studies in antisemitismStudies in antisemitism (Bloomington, Ind.)
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1933-1945
- Other Form:
- Online version: Craig-Norton, Jennifer, author. Kindertransport Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019] 9780253042248 (DLC) 2018050672
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40029305674
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-9555