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Andrew H. Beattie - Playing Politics with History - 9781845455330 - V9781845455330
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Playing Politics with History

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Description for Playing Politics with History Hardback. This book explains why concerns that the Nazi past would be marginalized by the more recent Communist past proved to be misplaced. It examines the delicate East-West dynamics and the notion that the West sought to impose "victor's justice" (or history) on the East. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 578.

After Germany's reunification in 1989-90, the country faced not only the history and consequences of the nation’s division during the Cold War but also the continuing burdensome legacy of the Nazi past and the Holocaust. This book explains why concerns that the Nazi past would be marginalized by the more recent Communist past proved to be misplaced. It examines the delicate East–West dynamics and the notion that the West sought to impose "victor's justice" (or history) on the East. More specifically, it examines, for the first time, the history and significance of two parliamentary commissions of inquiry created in the 1990s to investigate the divided past after 1945 and its effects on the reunified country. Not unlike "truth commissions" elsewhere, these inquiries provided an important forum for renegotiating contemporary Germany's relationship with multiple German pasts, including the Nazi period and the Holocaust. The ensuing debates and disagreements over the recent past, examined by the author, open up a window into the wider development of German memory, identity, and politics after the end of the Cold War.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary European History
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845455330
SKU
V9781845455330
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Ref
99-15

About Andrew H. Beattie
Andrew Beattie studied history and German studies in Australia and Germany, and has had fellowships in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy. In 2005 his University of Sydney dissertation received the Jean Monnet Thesis Prize, Contemporary Europe Research Centre, Melbourne. He teaches German and European studies at the University of New South Wales, and previously taught German studies at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Reviews for Playing Politics with History
"This is a timely, well-written and original take on a topic that has generated a great deal of controversy. Ever since its inception the Enquête Commission has been a magnet of attention for anyone interested in the dynamics of history and memory in post-communist Europe. But what Beattie so skillfully explores here are the dynamics of history and power, how the Commission's work was part of a wider and prolonged struggle in which the competing parties and their constituencies have sought to tap the past as a source of political legitimacy since 1989. The outcome is an engaging yet level-headed investigation into the Vergangenheitspolitik of unified Germany."  ·  Corey Ross, University of Birmingham

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