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Returning memories : former prisoners of war in divided and reunited Germany /

Millions of former German soldiers (known as Heimkehrer, literally'homecomers, 'or returnees) returned from captivity as prisoners of war at the end of the Second World War, an experience that had profound effects on German society and touched almost every German family. Based on extensive...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wienand, Christiane (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester, New York : Camden House, 2015.
Colección:German history in context.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Millions of former German soldiers (known as Heimkehrer, literally'homecomers, 'or returnees) returned from captivity as prisoners of war at the end of the Second World War, an experience that had profound effects on German society and touched almost every German family. Based on extensive archival research and oral history interviews, this book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the history of the German returnees, explored as a history of memory, both during Germany's division and after unification. At its core lies the question of how the experiences of war captivity were transformed into individual and collective memories. The book argues that memory of the experience of captivity and return is complex and multilayered and has been shaped by postwar political and social frameworks. Christiane Wienand is a Research Fellow on the AHRC-funded research project'Reverberations of War: Communities of Experience and Identification in Germany and Europe since 1945.'She holds a PhD in History from University College London.--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-337) and index.
ISBN:9781782045304
1782045309
1571139044
9781571139047