Contested commemorations republican war veterans and Weimar political culture
This innovative study of remembrance in Weimar Germany analyses how experiences and memories of the Great War were transformed along political lines after 1918. Examining the symbolism, language and performative power of public commemoration, Benjamin Ziemann reveals how individual recollections fed...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2013
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| Series: | Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- "A short period of insight" : symbolising defeat as liberation, 1918-1923
- Republican war memories : the Reichsbanner Black-Red-Gold
- The personal microcosm of Reichsbanner activism
- Public commemorations and republican politics
- In search of a national symbol, 1924-1933
- Pacifist veterans and the politics of military history
- Mass media and the changing texture of war remembrance, 1928-1933
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. 'A short period of insight': symbolizing defeat as liberation, 1918-1923; 2. Republican war memories: the Reichsbanner Black Red Gold; 3. The personal microcosm of Reichsbanner activism; 4. Public commemorations and republican politics; 5. In search of a national symbol, 1924-1933; 6. Pacifist veterans and the politics of military history; 7. Mass media and the changing texture of war remembrance, 1928-1933; Conclusion; Bibliography