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Hotel Bolivia : The Culture of Memory in a Refuge From Nazism
by Spitzer, Leo
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0809055457
- ISBN 13
- 9780809055456
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Hill & Wang, New York, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. The dust jacket is slightly faded on the spine, previous owner's name at the top of the title page and the front end page. No other damage. "With a subtle use of oral history sources – interviews with survivors who left Bolivia and now live in Israel, the United States, Europe and elsewhere – an unusual archival illustrations and photographs, he examines the effects of displacement on the experiences of people remaking their lives in a country so strange to them – effects on the European culture and memories, on their Jewish identities, and on Bolivia's politics and society." – Front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XX, 234 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sociology & Culture; Judaica; Bolivia; 1940s; History. ISBN: 0809055457. ISBN/EAN: 9780809055456. Inventory No: 0274085. . 9780809055456
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0274085
- Title
- Hotel Bolivia : The Culture of Memory in a Refuge From Nazism
- Author
- Spitzer, Leo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0809055457
- ISBN 13
- 9780809055456
- Publisher
- Hill & Wang
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Jewish World War II Bolivia sociology Sociology & Culture; Judaica; Bolivia; 1940s; History. Unbranded ISBN: 0809055457 EAN: 9780809055456 Spitzer, Leo Hotel Bolivia : The Culture of Memory in a Refuge From Nazism
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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