“Jessica Rapson’s book Topographies of Suffering: Buchenwald, Babi Yar, Lidice represents an important and innovative contribution to the burgeoning field of memory studies… The result is a rich, multi-perspective study that is both strong in its comparative dimension and in its attention to interconnections.” • Central Europe“Jessica Rapson has written a fascinating book… that can be immensely inspiring. One may not agree with her all the time, but this makes her discourse contribution even more valuable.” • H-Soz-Kult“This book is a clear interdisciplinary innovation in debates over memory. Making controversial and important new arguments, through very well-chosen and well-balanced case studies, it is a significant intervention in the field and should be widely read.” • Robert Eaglestone, University of London“…An interesting and original work, which… prompts us to reflect on memories as dynamic elements and presents the past as a challenging arena always in connection with the present.” • Alexandre Dessingué, University of Stavanger