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The Great War and German Memory. Society, Politics and Psychological Trauma, 1914-1945.
Jason Crouthamel
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Description for The Great War and German Memory. Society, Politics and Psychological Trauma, 1914-1945.
hardcover. Focuses on the traumatized German war veteran. This work traces how some of the most vulnerable members of society, marginalized and persecuted as 'enemies of the nation,' attempted to regain authority over their own minds and reclaim the authentic memory of the Great War. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
The central focus of this book is the traumatized German war veteran. Using previously unexplored source material written by the psychologically scarred veterans themselves, this innovative work traces how some of the most vulnerable members of society, marginalized and persecuted as ‘enemies of the nation,’ attempted to regain authority over their own minds and reclaim the authentic memory of the Great War Under Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, the mentally disabled survivor of the trenches became a focus of debate between competing social and political groups, each attempting to construct their own versions of the national community and the ... Read more
The central focus of this book is the traumatized German war veteran. Using previously unexplored source material written by the psychologically scarred veterans themselves, this innovative work traces how some of the most vulnerable members of society, marginalized and persecuted as ‘enemies of the nation,’ attempted to regain authority over their own minds and reclaim the authentic memory of the Great War Under Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, the mentally disabled survivor of the trenches became a focus of debate between competing social and political groups, each attempting to construct their own versions of the national community and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859898423
SKU
V9780859898423
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About Jason Crouthamel
Jason Crouthamel is Assistant Professor of History at Grand Valley State University, Michigan. He has published several articles on war neurosis and psychological trauma in inter-war Germany and has presented papers on the subject at conferences including those of the American Historical Association, the German Studies Association and the German Historical Institute. Author’s note on pronunciation of his name – ... Read more
Reviews for The Great War and German Memory. Society, Politics and Psychological Trauma, 1914-1945.
... Crouthamel's work is a welcome complement to the existing work on war-related psychological issues... Perhaps most central, Crouthamel gives the veterans a voice, albeit one filled with anger and anguish at being mistreated in war and misunderstood in peace.
Journal of Modern History Vol 83, no. 3
His multifaceted exploration of this theme (…) provides a new ... Read more
Journal of Modern History Vol 83, no. 3
His multifaceted exploration of this theme (…) provides a new ... Read more