Beschreibung
The book examines ways in which Germans struggle with the Nazi past. It is a reflection upon the reasons why German reckoning with the past became a process of contradictions and shows the specific character of German collective memory in relation to the helplessness and moral condition of a nation defending itself in the face of unimaginable evil.
Autorenportrait
Anna Wolff-Pow?ska is a Professor of History and Political Sciences at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Faculty Pozna?). She was associated with the Institute for Western Affairs and the Adam Mickiewicz University at Pozna? (Poland). At Pozna? University of Social Sciences and Humanities she continues researching on Polish-German relations and political ideas in Europe.
Inhalt
Contents: Memory and identity – History and politics – History versus memory – Perpetrators and victims – Divided nation, divided memory – The Berlin Republic: a marathon of memory – Memory as a ritual – Days of Remembrance – The war against Poland in German memory.
