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Partial contents |
Introduction : violence and generations through the German dictatorships -- Violence abroad : generations and the legacies of imperialism -- Uncomfortable compatriots : societal violence and the crises of Weimar -- Divided generations : state violence and the formation of 'two worlds' in Nazi Germany -- The escalation of violence : war and genocide -- Who was who in the GDR--and why? : The shifting formation of generations after 1945 -- Transitions from Nazism to communism -- Mobilization for the future (again) -- The 'iron cage' : coming to terms with the present -- Embodying the past -- Turning points -- Conclusions : generations in an age of violence. |
Abstract |
Examines ways in which Germans of different generations lived through the violent eruptions and rapid regime changes of the 20th century, revealing striking generational patterns. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [493]-507) and index. |
LCCN | 2011284217 |
ISBN | 9780199287208 (acid-free paper) |
ISBN | 0199287201 |