Over the course of the twentieth century, Germans from virtually
all walks of life were touched by two problems: forging a sense of
national community and coming to terms with widespread suffering.
Arguably no country in the modern Western world has been so closely
associated with both inflicting and overcoming catastrophic misery
in the name of national belonging.
Within this context, the concept and ideal of "sacrifice" have
played a pivotal role in recent German political culture. As the
seven studies in this volume show, once the value of heroic
national sacrifice was invoked during World War I to mobilize
German soldiers and civilians, it proved to be a remarkably
effective way to respond to a wide variety of social
dislocations.
How did the ideals of sacrifice play a role in constructing
German nationalism? How did the Nazis use this idea to justify mass
killing? What consequences did this have for postwar Germany? This
volume opens up discussions about the history of twentieth-century
German political life.
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