Anti-fascism and memory in East Germany
remembering the International Brigades, 1945-1989
- ISBN: 9780199276264
- Editorial: Oxford University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2004
- Lugar de la edición: Oxford. Reino Unido
- Colección: Oxford Historical Monographs
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 22 cm
- Nº Pág.: 250
- Idiomas: Inglés
AntiFascism and Memory in East Germany sheds new light on the legacy of the Spanish Civil War, the way in which societies remember, and the nature of state socialism. It combines cultural, social, and political history to examine the ways in which the legacy of the International Brigades was commemorated in the German Democratic Republic. CONTENTS: Introduction. 1 The Odyssey of the German Volunteers. 2 2 Strangers in a Strange Land: The Spanienkampfer in Esat Germany. 3 The Uses of History: The Party Appropriates Spain. 4 Reluctant Heroes: Veterans and the State Contest the Meaning of War. 5 Heroes Like Us? The Second Generation Rediscover the Volunteers. 6 Undiplomatic Statements: Censoring Spain 7 Stalinism and Silence.Conclusion. Bibliography. Index
