Antifascism and memory in East Germany : remembering the International Brigades, 1945-1989 / Josie McLellan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLellan, Josie, author.

Series:

Oxford historical monographs.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford historical monographs

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anti-fascist movements--Germany (East)--History.

Anti-fascist movements.

Memory--Social aspects--Germany (East).

Memory.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Foreign public opinion, German.

Spain.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Participation, Foreign.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This title sheds light on the legacy of the Spanish Civil War, the way in which societies remember, and the nature of state socialism. It combines cultural, social and political history to examine the ways in which the legacy of the International Brigades was commemorated in the German Democratic Republic.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Odyssey of the German Volunteers; 2. Strangers in a Strange Land: The Spanienkämpfer in East Germany; 3. The Uses of History: The Party Appropriates Spain; 4. Reluctant Heroes: Veterans and the State Contest the Meaning of the War; 5. Heroes Like Us? The Second Generation Rediscovers the Volunteers; 6. Undiplomatic Statements: Censoring Spain; 7. Stalinism and Silence; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [204]-223) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-04196-2

1-280-84402-7

0-19-151533-7

OCLC:

476258736