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Pain and Prosperity - Reconsidering Twentieth-Century German History (Paperback) Loot Price: R680
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Pain and Prosperity - Reconsidering Twentieth-Century German History (Paperback): Paul Betts, Greg Eghigian

Pain and Prosperity - Reconsidering Twentieth-Century German History (Paperback)

Paul Betts, Greg Eghigian

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The turn of the millennium has stimulated much scholarly reflection on the historical significance of the twentieth century as a whole. Explaining the century's dual legacy of progress and prosperity on one hand, and of world war, genocide, and mass destruction on the other, has become a key task for academics and policymakers alike. Not surprisingly, Germany holds a prominent position in the discussion. What does it mean for a society to be so closely identified with both inflicting and withstanding enormous suffering, as well as with promoting and enjoying unprecedented affluence? What did Germany's experiences of misery and abundance, fear and security, destruction and reconstruction, trauma and rehabilitation have to do with one another? How has Germany been imagined and experienced as a country uniquely stamped by pain and prosperity? The contributors to this book engage these questions by reconsidering Germany's recent past according to the themes of pain and prosperity, focusing on such topics as welfare policy, urban history, childbirth, medicine, racism, political ideology, consumerism, and nostalgia.

General

Imprint: Stanford University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 2002
First published: December 2002
Editors: Paul Betts • Greg Eghigian
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-3938-2
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN: 0-8047-3938-2
Barcode: 9780804739382

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