The central question for both the victors and the vanquished of
World War II was just how widely the stain of guilt would spread
over Germany. Political leaders and intellectuals on both sides of
the conflict debated whether support for National Socialism tainted
Germany's entire population and thus discredited the nation's
history and culture. The tremendous challenge that Allied officials
and German thinkers faced as the war ended, then, was how to limn a
postwar German identity that accounted for National Socialism
without irrevocably damning the idea and character of Germany as a
whole. In the House of the Hangman chronicles this delicate
process, exploring key debates about the Nazi past and German
future during the later years of World War II and its aftermath.
Jeffrey K. Olick explores the processes of accommodation and
rejection that Allied plans for a new German state inspired among
the German intelligentsia. He also examines heated struggles over
the value of Germany's institutional and political heritage. Along
the way, he demonstrates how the moral and political vocabulary for
coming to terms with National Socialism in Germany has been of
enduring significance - as a crucible not only of German identity
but also of contemporary thinking about memory and social justice
more generally.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2013 |
| First published: |
October 2013 |
| Authors: |
Jeffrey K Olick
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 153 x 3mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
396 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-10334-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-226-10334-X |
| Barcode: |
9780226103341 |
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