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Debating German cultural identity since 1989 /
The events of 1989 and German unification were seismic historical moments. Although 1989 appeared to signify a healing of the war-torn history of the twentieth century, unification posed the question of German cultural identity afresh. Politicians, historians, writers, filmmakers, architects, and th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Rochester, N.Y. :
Camden House,
2011.
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| Colección: | Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The events of 1989 and German unification were seismic historical moments. Although 1989 appeared to signify a healing of the war-torn history of the twentieth century, unification posed the question of German cultural identity afresh. Politicians, historians, writers, filmmakers, architects, and the wider public engaged in ""memory contests"" over such questions as the legitimacy of alternative biographies, West German hegemony, and the normalization of German history. This dynamic, contested, and still ongoing transformation of German cultural identity is the topic of this volume of new essa |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 256 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781571137869 1571137866 1283296489 9781283296489 9786613296481 6613296481 |