generations and violence through the German dictatorships /
First Statement of Responsibility
Mary Fulbrook
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New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xii, 515 p. :
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ill. ;
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24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [493]-507) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction : violence and generations through the German dictatorships -- Violence abroad : generations and the legacies of imperialism -- Uncomfortable compatriots : societal violence and the crises of Weimar -- Divided generations : state violence and the formation of 'two worlds' in Nazi Germany -- The escalation of violence : war and genocide -- Who was who in the GDR--and why? : The shifting formation of generations after 1945 -- Transitions from Nazism to communism -- Mobilization for the future (again) -- The 'iron cage' : coming to terms with the present -- Embodying the past -- Turning points -- Conclusions : generations in an age of violence
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Examines ways in which Germans of different generations lived through the violent eruptions and rapid regime changes of the 20th century, revealing striking generational patterns
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Communism-- Germany-- History-- 20th century
Dictatorship-- Germany-- History-- 20th century
National socialism-- Germany-- History-- 20th century
Political violence-- Germany-- History-- 20th century
Social conflict-- Germany-- History-- 20th century