Germany as a Culture of Remembrance - Promises and Limits of Writing History (Paperback, New edition)

An acknowledged authority on German history and memory, Alon Confino presents in this volume an original critique of the relations between nationhood, memory, and history, applied to the specific case of Germany. In ten essays (three never before published and one published only in German), Confino offers a distinct view of German nationhood in particular and of nationhood in general as a product of collective negotiation and exchange between the many memories that exist in the nation. The first group of essays centers on the period from 1871 to 1990 and explores how Germans used conceptions of the local, or Heimat, to identify what it meant to be German in a century of ideological upheavals. The second group of essays comprehensively critiques and analyzes the ways laypersons and scholars use the notion of memory as a tool to understand the past. Arguing that the case of Germany contains particular characteristics with broader implications for the way historians practice their trade, ""Germany as a Culture of Remembrance"" examines the limits and possibilities of writing history.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2006
First published:	September 2006
Authors:	Alon Confino
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8078-5722-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-8078-5722-X
Barcode:	9780807857229

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