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Peter Utgaard - Remembering and Forgetting Nazism: Education, National Identity, and the Victim Myth in Postwar Austria - 9781571811875 - V9781571811875
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Remembering and Forgetting Nazism: Education, National Identity, and the Victim Myth in Postwar Austria

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Description for Remembering and Forgetting Nazism: Education, National Identity, and the Victim Myth in Postwar Austria hardcover. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; HBAH; HBJD; HBLW3; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 250 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.

The Myth of Austrian victimization at the hands of both Nazi Germany and the Allies became the unifying theme of Austrian official memory and a key component of national identity as a new Austria emerged from the ruins. In the 1980s, Austria's myth of victimization came under intense scrutiny in the wake of the Waldheim scandal that marked the beginning of its erosion. The fiftieth anniversary of the Anschluß in 1988 accelerated this process and resulted in a collective shift away from the victim myth. Important themes examined include the rebirth of Austria, the Anschluß, the war and the ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Berghahn Books United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Herndon, United States
ISBN
9781571811875
SKU
V9781571811875
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About Peter Utgaard
Peter Utgaard was raised in Carbondale, Illinois where he studied German at Southern Illinois University. After study and teaching in Lower Austria he pursued his doctorate at Washington State University. Utgaard returned to Austria as a Fulbright researcher at the Austrian Ministry of Education for dissertation research. Utgaard currently serves as Chair of History and Social Sciences at Cuyamaca College ... Read more

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