Pain and Prosperity: Reconsidering Twentieth-Century German History
ISBN-13:
9780804739382
ISBN-10:
0804739382
Edition:
1
Author:
Paul Betts, Greg Eghigian
Publication date:
2003
Publisher:
Stanford University Press
Format:
Paperback
288 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780804739382
ISBN-10:
0804739382
Edition:
1
Author:
Paul Betts, Greg Eghigian
Publication date:
2003
Publisher:
Stanford University Press
Format:
Paperback
288 pages
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Pain and Prosperity: Reconsidering Twentieth-Century German History (ISBN-13: 9780804739382 and ISBN-10: 0804739382), written by authors
Paul Betts, Greg Eghigian, was published by Stanford University Press in 2003.
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The turn of the millennium has stimulated much scholarly reflection on the historical significance of the twentieth century as a whole. Explaining the century’s dual legacy of progress and prosperity on one hand, and of world war, genocide, and mass destruction on the other, has become a key task for academics and policymakers alike. Not surprisingly, Germany holds a prominent position in the discussion. What does it mean for a society to be so closely identified with both inflicting and withstanding enormous suffering, as well as with promoting and enjoying unprecedented affluence? What did Germany’s experiences of misery and abundance, fear and security, destruction and reconstruction, trauma and rehabilitation have to do with one another? How has Germany been imagined and experienced as a country uniquely stamped by pain and prosperity? The contributors to this book engage these questions by reconsidering Germany’s recent past according to the themes of pain and prosperity, focusing on such topics as welfare policy, urban history, childbirth, medicine, racism, political ideology, consumerism, and nostalgia.
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