Echoes of trauma and shame in German families : the post-World War II generations /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jakob, Lina (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Children > Germany. Children and war > Germany > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Psychological aspects. Psychic trauma > Germany. Baby boom generation > Germany. 1900-1999 Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. Between "Mastering" and "Silencing" the Past: Public Commemorations of World War II
2. "Why Do You Have to Dig Around in the Past?": Conversations about World War II in German Families
3. Better "Sick" Than "Strange": The Kriegsenkel Movement and the Desire to Legitimize Suffering
4. "Hooray, I Am a Kriegsenkel!": Suffering and Liberation in the Age of Therapy
5. The Invisible Wounds of War: Kriegsenkel Accounts of Transgenerational Transmission
6. The Losses and the Shame of War: Absence in Kriegsenkel Narratives
Conclusion
Appendix: Interview Structure and Sample Questions
Bibliography
Index
About the Author.