Fallen elites :: the military other in post-unification Germany /
Military officers are often the first to be considered politically dangerous when a state loses its authority. Overnight, actions once considered courageous are deemed criminal, and men once praised as heroes are redefined as villains. In Fallen Elites, Andrew Bickford examines how states make soldi...
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Zusammenfassung: | Military officers are often the first to be considered politically dangerous when a state loses its authority. Overnight, actions once considered courageous are deemed criminal, and men once praised as heroes are redefined as villains. In Fallen Elites, Andrew Bickford examines how states make soldiers and what happens to fallen military elites when they no longer fit into the political spectrum. Gaining unprecedented entry into the lives of former East German officers in unified Germany, Bickford relates how these men and their families have come to terms with the shock of. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xviii, 268 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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contents | The military imaginary : soldiers, myths, and states -- Emotions, generations, and death cults : militarization and the creation of socialist military personalities -- Coming of age in the NVA : the master narratives of militarization -- The writing on the wall : the NVA surrenders -- A war of signs, images, and memories : German militaries in the Cold War and unification -- "Unification has ruined my life" : the political economy of the military other -- As Germans among Germans : life in the Kameradschaft -- "We're the Jews of the new Germany" : heroic victimhood, fallen elites, and the slipperiness of history and memory -- Death and allegiance : toward an anthropology of soldiering. |
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spelling | Bickford, Andrew, 1966- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjxTjG7BVbTVyr7ptFhxH3 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010164992 Fallen elites : the military other in post-unification Germany / Andrew Bickford. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2011. 1 online resource (xviii, 268 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file Includes bibliographical references and index. The military imaginary : soldiers, myths, and states -- Emotions, generations, and death cults : militarization and the creation of socialist military personalities -- Coming of age in the NVA : the master narratives of militarization -- The writing on the wall : the NVA surrenders -- A war of signs, images, and memories : German militaries in the Cold War and unification -- "Unification has ruined my life" : the political economy of the military other -- As Germans among Germans : life in the Kameradschaft -- "We're the Jews of the new Germany" : heroic victimhood, fallen elites, and the slipperiness of history and memory -- Death and allegiance : toward an anthropology of soldiering. Print version record. Military officers are often the first to be considered politically dangerous when a state loses its authority. Overnight, actions once considered courageous are deemed criminal, and men once praised as heroes are redefined as villains. In Fallen Elites, Andrew Bickford examines how states make soldiers and what happens to fallen military elites when they no longer fit into the political spectrum. Gaining unprecedented entry into the lives of former East German officers in unified Germany, Bickford relates how these men and their families have come to terms with the shock of. English. Germany (East). Nationale Volksarmee Officers Attitudes. Germany (East). Nationale Volksarmee Officers Social conditions. Germany (East). Nationale Volksarmee fast Retired military personnel Germany Attitudes. Retired military personnel Germany Social conditions. Germany History Unification, 1990. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91000423 Militaires retraités Allemagne Attitudes. Militaires retraités Allemagne Conditions sociales. Allemagne Histoire 1990 (Réunification) HISTORY Military General. bisacsh Armed Forces Officers Attitudes fast Armed Forces Officers Social conditions fast Retired military personnel Social conditions fast Germany fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtCD3rcKcPDx6FHmjvrbd Unification of Germany (Germany : 1990) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9tJdQF3qgDJMXKjjK 1990 fast History fast has work: Fallen elites (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGkDWcpXCXfbMpX8FPwvh3 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Bickford, Andrew, 1966- Fallen elites. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, ©2011 9780804773959 (DLC) 2010043611 (OCoLC)670375351 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=367468 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Bickford, Andrew, 1966- Fallen elites : the military other in post-unification Germany / The military imaginary : soldiers, myths, and states -- Emotions, generations, and death cults : militarization and the creation of socialist military personalities -- Coming of age in the NVA : the master narratives of militarization -- The writing on the wall : the NVA surrenders -- A war of signs, images, and memories : German militaries in the Cold War and unification -- "Unification has ruined my life" : the political economy of the military other -- As Germans among Germans : life in the Kameradschaft -- "We're the Jews of the new Germany" : heroic victimhood, fallen elites, and the slipperiness of history and memory -- Death and allegiance : toward an anthropology of soldiering. Germany (East). Nationale Volksarmee Officers Attitudes. Germany (East). Nationale Volksarmee Officers Social conditions. Germany (East). Nationale Volksarmee fast Retired military personnel Germany Attitudes. Retired military personnel Germany Social conditions. Militaires retraités Allemagne Attitudes. Militaires retraités Allemagne Conditions sociales. HISTORY Military General. bisacsh Armed Forces Officers Attitudes fast Armed Forces Officers Social conditions fast Retired military personnel Social conditions fast |
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title | Fallen elites : the military other in post-unification Germany / |
title_auth | Fallen elites : the military other in post-unification Germany / |
title_exact_search | Fallen elites : the military other in post-unification Germany / |
title_full | Fallen elites : the military other in post-unification Germany / Andrew Bickford. |
title_fullStr | Fallen elites : the military other in post-unification Germany / Andrew Bickford. |
title_full_unstemmed | Fallen elites : the military other in post-unification Germany / Andrew Bickford. |
title_short | Fallen elites : |
title_sort | fallen elites the military other in post unification germany |
title_sub | the military other in post-unification Germany / |
topic | Germany (East). Nationale Volksarmee Officers Attitudes. Germany (East). Nationale Volksarmee Officers Social conditions. Germany (East). Nationale Volksarmee fast Retired military personnel Germany Attitudes. Retired military personnel Germany Social conditions. Militaires retraités Allemagne Attitudes. Militaires retraités Allemagne Conditions sociales. HISTORY Military General. bisacsh Armed Forces Officers Attitudes fast Armed Forces Officers Social conditions fast Retired military personnel Social conditions fast |
topic_facet | Germany (East). Nationale Volksarmee Officers Attitudes. Germany (East). Nationale Volksarmee Officers Social conditions. Germany (East). Nationale Volksarmee Retired military personnel Germany Attitudes. Retired military personnel Germany Social conditions. Germany History Unification, 1990. Militaires retraités Allemagne Attitudes. Militaires retraités Allemagne Conditions sociales. Allemagne Histoire 1990 (Réunification) HISTORY Military General. Armed Forces Officers Attitudes Armed Forces Officers Social conditions Retired military personnel Social conditions Germany History |
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