Tailoring Truth - Politicizing the Past and Negotiating Memory in East Germany, 1945-1990 (Hardcover)

By looking at state-sponsored memory projects, such as memorials, commemorations, and historical museums, this book reveals that the East German communist regime obsessively monitored and attempted to control public representations of the past to legitimize its rule. It demonstrates that the regime's approach to memory politics was not stagnant, but rather evolved over time to meet different demands and potential threats to its legitimacy. Ultimately the party found it increasingly difficult to control the public portrayal of the past, and some dissidents were able to turn the party's memory politics against the state to challenge its claims of moral authority.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Contemporary European History
Release date:	2015
Authors:	Jon Berndt Olsen
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	276
ISBN-13:	978-1-78238-571-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	1-78238-571-1
Barcode:	9781782385714

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