Antifascism and memory in East Germany remembering the International Brigades, 1945-1989

Summary: AntiFascism and Memory in East Germany sheds new light on the legacy of the Spanish Civil War, the way in which societies remember, and the nature of state socialism. It combines cultural, social, and political history to examine the ways in which the legacy of the International Brigades was commemorated in the German Democratic Republic. - ;AntiFascism and Memory in East Germany is a book about remembering and about forgetting, about war, and about the peace which eventually followed.

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ISBN: 0199276269 (hbk.)
ISBN: 9780199276264 (hbk.)
ISBN: 0199276269 (Cloth)
ISBN: 0191515337 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780191515330 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 228 p.) : ill.
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electronic resource
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2004.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:jan.13 Multi-User. CatBulkString:jan.10.13
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Odyssey of the German Volunteers; 2. Strangers in a Strange Land: The Spanienkämpfer in East Germany; 3. The Uses of History: The Party Appropriates Spain; 4. Reluctant Heroes: Veterans and the State Contest the Meaning of the War; 5. Heroes Like Us? The Second Generation Rediscovers the Volunteers; 6. Undiplomatic Statements: Censoring Spain; 7. Stalinism and Silence; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index;
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.