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基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2009. This book examines how thirty-one Wallenberg monuments, in twelve countries on five continents commemorate the man.
Full Description
Raoul Wallenberg is remembered for his humanitarian activity on behalf of the Hungarian Jews at the end of World War II, and as the Swedish diplomat who disappeared into the Soviet Gulag in 1945. This book examines how thirty-one Wallenberg monuments, in twelve countries on five continents commemorate the man.
Contents
Introduction PART I: RAOUL WALLENBERG The Monuments' Protagonist Raoul Wallenberg's Life, Mission and Fate Raoul Wallenberg in Historiography and Popular Imagination Raoul Wallenberg: A Hero's Tale The Monuments as Part of the Wallenberg Commemoration PART II: THE RAOUL WALLENBERG MONUMENTS Raoul Wallenberg's Deed Raoul Wallenberg's Fate Raoul Wallenberg's Legacy Raoul Wallenberg's Insubordination PART III: CHALLENGES, COMPARISONS AND CONCLUSIONS Catalogue of the Monuments Notes Bibliography