| Life after Death Contributor(s): Bessel, Richard (Editor), Schumann, Dirk (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521009227 ISBN-13: 9780521009225 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $45.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: This collection of essays offers a novel approach to the cultural and social history of Europe after the Second World War. In a shift of perspective, it does not conceive of the impressive economic and political stability of the postwar era as a quasi-natural return to previous patterns of societal development but approaches it as an attempt to establish 'normality' upon the lingering memories of experiencing violence on a hitherto unprecedented scale. It views the relationship of the violence of the 1940s to the apparent 'normality' and stability of the 1950s as a key to understanding the history of postwar Europe. While the history of post-war Germany naturally looms large in this collection, the essays deal with countries across Western and Central Europe, offer comparative perspectives on their subjects, and draw upon a wide range of primary and secondary source material. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 303.409 |
| LCCN: 2002067421 |
| Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.10 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of essays does not perceive the impressive economic and political stability of the postwar era as a quasi-natural return to previous patterns of societal development. It approaches this stability as an attempt to establish normality upon the lingering memories of experiencing violence on an unprecedented scale. While the history of post-war Germany looms large in this collection, the essays cover countries across Western and Central Europe. They offer comparative perspectives and draw upon a wide range of primary and secondary source material. |