{"product_id":"9781472505811","title":"Postwar Germany and the Holocaust","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePostwar Germany and the Holocaust\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Caroline Sharples\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocussing on German responses to the Holocaust since 1945, \u003ci\u003ePostwar Germany and the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e traces the process of \u003ci\u003eVergangenheitsbewältigung\u003c\/i\u003e ('overcoming the past'), the persistence of silences, evasions and popular mythologies with regards to the Nazi era, and cultural representations of the Holocaust up to the present day. It explores the complexities of German memory cultures, the construction of war and Holocaust memorials and the various political debates and scandals surrounding the darkest chapter in German history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book comparatively maps out the legacy of the Holocaust in both East and West Germany, as well as the unified Germany that followed, to engender a consideration of the effects of division, Cold War politics and reunification on German understanding of the Holocaust. Synthesizing key historiographical debates and drawing upon a variety of primary source material, this volume is an important exploration of Germany's postwar relationship with the Holocaust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComplete with chapters on education, war crime trials, memorialization and Germany and the Holocaust today, as well as a number of illustrations, maps and a detailed bibliography, \u003ci\u003ePostwar Germany and the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e is a pivotal text for anyone interested in understanding the full impact of the Holocaust in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472505811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596211728590,"sku":"9781472505811","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a0ced9f3-22f7-4e43-90c6-2d00368b2826.jpg?v=1637852462","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472505811","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}