Victims and perpetrators, 1933-1945 (re)presenting the past in post-unification culture (W. de Gruyter, 2006)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Biographical note: Laurel Cohen-Pfister, Gettysburg College,Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA; Dagmar Wienroeder-Skinner, St. Joseph's University,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Main description: This volume examines the politics of history and memory in Germany today. From different perspectives, the collected essays analyze the topic of German suffering, from expulsion, bombings, and rape during World War II – as well as the Holocaust. Themes include the generational shift in memory; German, Jewish, and Austrian identity; and Czech-German and Polish-German reconciliation processes
Review text: "Das hier anzuzeigende Buch ist ein guter und wichtiger Beitrag zur wissenschaftlichen Bestandsaufnahme der auf die Jahre 1933 bis 1945 bezogenen Erinnerungsformen im Nachwende-Deutschland."Norman P. Franke in: Arbitrium 2/2008