Post-Wall German Cinema and National History : Utopianism and Dissent.
Since unification, a radical shift has occurred in Germans' view of their country's past, with 1989 replacing 1945 as the primary caesura. Events of the cold-war period are seen as decisive in a history that unites yet divides East and West. Establishing foundational myths and finding comm...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Woodbridge :
Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
2012.
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| Series: | Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture, 113.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7722/j.ctt81thq |
Table of Contents:
- Frontcover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Amnesia, Nostalgia, and Anamnesis as Reactions to the Wende; 2: In the Shadow of the Wall: Political Oppression and Resistance in the GDR; 3: The Wild West and East of Eden: The Red Army Faction and German Terrorism; 4: History Lessons: The Enduring Appeal of Utopianism and the Specter of Violence; Epilogue; Works Cited; Index; Backcover.