Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Coping With the Nazi Past: West German Debates on Nazism and Generational Conflict, 1955-1975
. Ed(S): Gassert, Phllipp; Stelnwels, Alan E.
€ 168.00
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Coping With the Nazi Past: West German Debates on Nazism and Generational Conflict, 1955-1975
hardcover. Based on research in primary sources, this book contains essays which present our understanding of a crucial and tumultuous period. It offers an analysis of how the collective memory of Nazism and the Holocaust influenced, and was influenced by, politics and culture. It addresses a variety of issues such as restitution, health policy, and others. Editor(s): Gassert, Phllipp; Stelnwels, Alan E. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 339 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Published in Association with the German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C.
Based on careful, intensive research in primary sources, many of these essays break new ground in our understanding of a crucial and tumultuous period. The contributors, drawn from both sides of the Atlantic, offer an in-depth analysis of how the collective memory of Nazism and the Holocaust influenced, and was influenced by, politics and culture in West Germany in the 1960s. The contributions address a wide variety of issues, including prosecution for war crimes, restitution, immigration policy, health policy, reform of the police, German relations with Israel and ... Read more
Show LessProduct Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
Series
Studies in German History
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845450861
SKU
V9781845450861
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About . Ed(S): Gassert, Phllipp; Stelnwels, Alan E.
Philipp Gassert teaches Modern History at the University of Heidelberg in Germany and is DAAD Visiting Associate Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Reviews for Coping With the Nazi Past: West German Debates on Nazism and Generational Conflict, 1955-1975
“The authors have taken great pains to identify the neuralgic points of 1968. The book is carefully edited, and all of the essays are solidly researched and immensely readable. The collection provides a good introduction on current German historiography in a concise form for an Anglo-American readership.” · Journal of Cold War Studies “As well as offering ... Read more