Prussia in the historical culture of the German Democratic Republic : communists and kings /
Using the case study of Prussia, Marcus Colla presents a multi-perspective approach to the way that a distinctive 'historical culture' was constructed in the German Democratic Republic, evaluating the roles played by political figures, historians, and cultural elites, but also purveyors of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Studies in German history (Oxford University Press)
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Halftitle page
- Series page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Credits
- List of Illustrations
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Prologue: Four Cities
- Communists and Kings
- Historical Culture
- Outline
- 1. Aftermaths
- Prussia Must be Destroyed
- From the 'Prussian Spirit' to Prussian Ghosts
- The Rise and Fall of Misere
- Transcending Misere
- Razing Prussia I-Berlin, 1950
- Razing Prussia II-Potsdam, 1959
- Razing Prussia III-Potsdam, 1968
- Conclusion
- 2. Politics
- Prussia and the East German 'Nation'
- An Attempt at Taking Stock
- Prussia Polemics
- Conclusion
- 3. Intellectuals
- Controlling the Past
- Friedrich II. von Presen: The Backstory
- Friedrich II. von Preussen: The Production
- Friedrich II. von Preussen: The Reception
- Erbe und Tradition
- Re-enchanting the Regional
- The View from the East
- The View to the West
- Conclusion
- 4. Society and Culture
- The 'Socialist Personality'
- Overcoming 'A Certain Boredom'
- Urban Pasts
- Public Opinion
- Popular Culture
- Criticism and Satire
- Conclusion
- 5. Time, Heritage, and Nostalgia
- Synchronising Socialist Time
- Prussia, Memory, and Identity
- The Revenge of the Past in Eastern Europe
- Conclusion-The Prussia Moment
- Prussia Today
- References
- Index