Memories That Lie a Little: Jewish Experiences During the Argentine Dictatorship
Lieden: Brill, 2019. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii, 260pp. Index, bibliography and glossary of institutions. Colored pictorial boards with white lettering on a black spine, and brown wraparound band at foot. A fine, as new copy.
At first glance, this book might appear to be yet another study on anti-Semitism in Argentina, supplementing those portraying this Southern Cone country as a Nazi shelter and perpetrator of anti-Jewish acts. Accounts of the last military dictatorship (1976-1983), which was responsible for the disappearance of thousands of people of Jewish origin, have contributed to this image. Memories that Lie a Little, however, challenges this view, shedding new light on Jewish experiences during the military dictatorship. Based on extensive archival research, it maps the positions of a wide range of Jewish organizations toward the military regime, opening the way for a better understanding of this complex historical period.
If, then, the dictatorship was not actually anti-Semitic in the strictest sense of the term, why is it remembered as such? Historical research is complemented here by a reconstruction of the ways in which the notion of the regime’s anti-Semitism was crafted from early on, and an examination of its uses, as well as the changes that this narrative underwent in the following years. (Publisher)
Contents: Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Jewish Community between the "Cámpora Spring" and the Assault on Power by the Military Junta; Chapter 2 The March 24, 1976, Coup d'état and Acceptance of the Discourse on the "Anti-Subversive Struggle"; Chapter 3 Reactions to Manifestations of Public and Clandestine Anti-Semitism during the Last Military Dictatorship; Chapter 4 The Dimensions of "Normalcy" and the Flourishing Public Life of Jewish Institutions; Chapter 5 Between the Collapse of the Regime and Fractures within the Jewish Community; Chapter 6 Conflicting Discourses and Representations of the Jewish Community Regarding Its Conduct during the Last Military Dictatorship: The Case of DAIAChapter 7 Nueva Presencia and Resistance to the Military Dictatorship; Conclusions: Memories that Lie a Little; Glossary: Institutions; Bibliography; Index (OCLC)
Volume 11 of the Brill series, "Jewish Latin America; Issues and Methods." Fine. Item #51982
ISBN: 9789004388024
Price: $125.00