ENGLISH

German Intellectuals and the Nazi Past

By A. Dirk Moses

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2007
ISBN
052186495X, 9780521864954, 9780511355714
LCC
DD256.5 .M569 2007
Open Library ID
OL17850910M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2473246 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
305\305
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

This book examines West German intellectual debates about the Nazi past by explaining why they were so relentlessly polarized. Germans argued about the viability of their very nationality: was it stigmatized, stained, or polluted by crimes of the Third Reich? Or was it really like any other nation? The book examines how German intellectuals either defended national traditions or condemned them and instead advocated alternative traditions. Although the book proceeds chronologically, it differs from other works, which are event-based narratives, by highlighting this underlying structure of identity and dispute.

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