Shattered Past

Description:

Broken glass, twisted beams, piles of debris--these are the early memories of the children who grew up amidst the ruins of the Third Reich. More than five decades later, German youth inhabit manicured suburbs and stroll along prosperous pedestrian malls. Shattered Past is a bold reconsideration of the perplexing pattern of Germany's twentieth-century history. Konrad Jarausch and Michael Geyer explore the staggering gap between the country's role in the terrors of war and its subsequent success as a democracy. They argue that the collapse of Communism, national reunification, and the.

subjects: History,  Historiography,  Social conditions,  Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),  Philosophy,  Nationalism,  History, philosophy,  Nationalism, germany,  Germany, social conditions,  Geschiedschrijving,  Politieke geschiedenis,  Sociale geschiedenis,  Paradigma's,  Natie,  Internationalisatie,  Historiography--history,  Historiography--germany--history--20th century,  History--philosophy,  Nationalism--history,  Nationalism--germany--history--20th century,  Holocaust, jewish (1939-1945)--historiography,  Dd86 .j253 2003,  943.08/07/2043,  BMBF-Statusseminar gnd (uri) https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&cqlMode=true&query=idn=1092055606 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/DNB|1092055606

Places: Germany

Times: 20th century