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Pain and prosperity: reconsidering twentieth-century German history
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posted on 2023-06-08, 08:51 authored by Paul Betts, Greg EghigianThe 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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Stanford University PressPages
288.0ISBN
9780804739382Department affiliated with
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his is an edited book edited by Paul Betts, Greg EghigianFull text available
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Paul Betts, Greg EghigianLegacy Posted Date
2012-02-06Usage metrics
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