Raoul Wallenberg: Life and legacy

Ulf Zander, Arabella Childs (Translator)

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Abstract

The Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg was responsible for saving the lives of thousands of Jews in Budapest between 1944 and 1945. He is recognised by the Israeli state as one of the Righteous among the Nations. This book examines both Wallenberg's activities during the Holocaust and the ways posterity has remembered him. It explores secret Swedish diplomacy and how Wallenberg was transformed over time into a Swedish brand. It considers the political aspects of Wallenberg's Americanisation and analyses his portrayals in music, film and television. Representations of Wallenberg as a monument are discussed with special reference to Swedish and Hungarian examples. The question of how Wallenberg's memory can and should be kept alive in future is an essential issue related to the politics of memory.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLund
PublisherLund University Press
Number of pages408
ISBN (Electronic)978-91-985578-1-7, 9789198557824
ISBN (Print)978-91-985578-0-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024 May 15

Bibliographical note

Cover image: © Willy Gordon, Raoul Wallenbergs gärning 1999. Wikipedia/Bengt Oberger CC BY-SA 3.0

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • History

Free keywords

  • Raoul Wallenberg
  • Holocaust
  • Second World War
  • Sweden
  • United States
  • Hungary
  • Budapest
  • film and history
  • monument
  • history culture
  • public diplomacy
  • antisemitism
  • Adolf Eichmann

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