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Author
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xiii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Overview: Holocaust memorials and museums face a difficult task as their staffs strive to commemorate and document horror. On the one hand, the events museums represent are beyond most people's experiences. At the same time they are often portrayed by theologians, artists, and philosophers in ways that are already known by the public. Museum administrators and curators have the challenging role of finding a creative way to present Holocaust exhibits...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 485 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A revolutionary new understanding of the most famous and influential building in the world, a thesis that calls into question our basic understanding of the ancient civilization that we most identify with. For more than two millennia, the Parthenon has been revered as the symbol of Western culture, the epitome of the ancient society from which we derive our highest ideals. It was understood to honor the city-state's patron deity Athena, and its intricately...