Antifascism after Hitler : East German youth and socialist memory, 1949-1989

Antifascism after Hitler : East German youth and socialist memory, 1949-1989 / Catherine Plum

"Antifascism After Hitler investigates the antifascist stories, memory sites and youth reception that were critical to the success of political education in East German schools and extracurricular activities. As the German Democratic Republic (GDR) promoted national identity and socialist consc...

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Main Authors:Plum, Catherine J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:New York ; London : Routledge, 2015
Series:Routledge studies in modern European history 27
Subjects:
Anti-fascist movements > Germany (East) > History
Youth > Germany (East) > Societies and clubs
Socialism and youth > Germany (East) > History
Communism and education > Germany (East) > History
Memory > Social aspects > Germany (East)
Group identity > Germany (East)
Anti-fascist movements > History > Germany (East)
Youth > Societies and clubs > Germany (East)
Socialism and youth > History > Germany (East)
Communism and education > History > Germany (East)
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
HISTORY / Europe / Germany
HISTORY / Social History
Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Inhaltsbeschreibung & Leseprobe
Table of Contents
Introduction : the poison cabinet and the master narrative
The youth memory landscape
Stories of resistance fighters
Tales of Soviet heroes and liberators
Memory intermediaries
Parents and pupils : antifascist activism and reception
Conclusion
Epilogue : antifascism in eastern Germany after 1989.

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