Postwar Germany and the Holocaust / Caroline Sharples.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharples, Caroline, 1979- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Moral and ethicals aspects.

Memory--Social aspects--Germany.

Memory.

Holocaust memorials--Social aspects--Germany.

Holocaust memorials.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 238 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.

Summary:

"Focussing on German responses to the Holocaust since 1945, Postwar Germany and the Holocaust traces the process of Vergangenheitsbewältigung ('overcoming the past'), the persistence of silences, evasions and popular mythologies with regards to the Nazi era, and cultural representations of the Holocaust up to the present day. It explores the complexities of German memory cultures, the construction of war and Holocaust memorials and the various political debates and scandals surrounding the darkest chapter in German history. The book comparatively maps out the legacy of the Holocaust in both East and West Germany, as well as the unified Germany that followed, to engender a consideration of the effects of division, Cold War politics and reunification on German understanding of the Holocaust. Synthesizing key historiographical debates and drawing upon a variety of primary source material, this volume is an important exploration of Germany's postwar relationship with the Holocaust. Complete with chapters on education, war crime trials, memorialization and Germany and the Holocaust today, as well as a number of illustrations, maps and a detailed bibliography, Postwar Germany and the Holocaust is a pivotal text for anyone interested in understanding the full impact of the Holocaust in Germany."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

1. Confronting the Holocaust, 1945-49

2. 'Victims of Fascism': Narratives of German Suffering since 1945

3. Acknowledging Suffering: Recalling Victims of Nazi Racial Persecution

4. The Pursuit of Justice

5. The German Churches and the Holocaust

6. Memorialising the Holocaust

7. The Holocaust on Screen: Representations of the Nazi Genocide on German Film and Television

8. Holocaust Education in Germany Conclusion: How the Holocaust Looks Today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781474218917 (online)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.