Practices of restitution : law and aesthetics in modern Germany / Laura Petersen, University of Lucerne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petersen, Laura, author.

Series:

Law in context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Restitution--Germany.

Restitution.

Compensation (Law)--Germany.

Compensation (Law).

Government liability--Germany.

Government liability.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 254 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"Petersen offers a new interdisciplinary approach to restitution in the aftermath of the Second World War and the Holocaust in Germany, by providing a deeper understanding of how the concepts of responsibility and restitution migrate between law, literature, visual and memorial art. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Practices of Restitution in the Aftermath : An Introduction

Glossing Restitution : Walter Schwarz and Re-forming the Practice of Law

Literary Restitution : W. G. Sebald, Alexander Kluge, Heimrad Bäcker and the Responsibilities of Writing

Artistic Restitution : Institutions and the Limits of Art by Anselm Kiefer and Gerhard Richter

Memorial Restitution : A Walking Tour of Berlin's Memorial Landscape

Making-Good-Again? A Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 29, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Petersen, Laura E. Practices of restitution

ISBN:

9781009514880

1009514881

OCLC:

1528571222

Publisher Number:

CIPO000317217

Access Restriction:

Some versions: Open access versions available from some providers open access