In Music in the Holocaust Shirli Gilbert provides the first large-scale; critical account in English of the role of music amongst communities imprisoned under Nazism. She documents a wide scope of musical activities; ranging from orchestras and chamber groups to choirs; theatres; communal sing-songs; and cabarets; in some of the most important internment centres in Nazi-occupied Europe; including Auschwitz and the Warsaw and Vilna ghettos. Gilbert is also concerned with exploring the ways in which music--particularly the many songs that were preserved--contribute to our broader understanding of the Holocaust and the experiences of its victims. Music in the Holocaust is; at its core; a social history; taking as its focus the lives of individuals and communities imprisoned under Nazism. Music opens a unique window on to the internal world of those communities; offering insight into how they understood; interpreted; and responded to their experiences at the time.
#246454 in Books S A Smith 2017-03-26Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.30 x 1.60 x 9.30l; .0 #File Name: 0198734824448 pagesRussia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 to 1928
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Reds and WhitesBy Christian SchlectA worthwhile look back at the revolutionary upheavals that the Russian Empire absorbed from the last days of the tsars up to the iron fist of Joe Stalin.I found the final chapters of S.A.Smith's book the most interesting; especially on cultural changes and his conclusion. While I think this English professor is wrong in viewing Lenin and the Old Bolsheviks as rather positive forces; his ideas on the counterfactual possibilities on events now one hundred years past are thought provoking.Professor Smith comes at the issue from the perspective of one highly skeptical of capitalism. (...as we move through the twenty-first century the compulsion of capitalism to accumulate is fast reaching a point where it imperils the very existence of the planet."} I think he would allow communism another go and hope a new Stalin wouldn't arise.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy John K.Excellent and detailed account of the Russian revolution.2 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Kim BookerFantastic
