Memory as Burden and Liberation - Wolff-Poweska, Anna
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This book examines both the obvious and less obvious ways in which Germans struggle with their Nazi past. It embraces only a small part of a complex problem, which is impossible for an individual author to grasp in its entirety and character. The main intention, which leads through a thick of actors, issues, institutions, events and phenomena, is a reflection upon the reasons for which German reckoning with the past turned out to be a process full of contradictions; a bumpy road rippled with political, intellectual and moral mines. This intention is accompanied by the question about the…mehr

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This book examines both the obvious and less obvious ways in which Germans struggle with their Nazi past. It embraces only a small part of a complex problem, which is impossible for an individual author to grasp in its entirety and character. The main intention, which leads through a thick of actors, issues, institutions, events and phenomena, is a reflection upon the reasons for which German reckoning with the past turned out to be a process full of contradictions; a bumpy road rippled with political, intellectual and moral mines. This intention is accompanied by the question about the specific character of German collective memory in relation to the helplessness and moral condition of a person defending himself/herself and his/her nation in the face of unimaginable evil.
Autorenporträt
Anna Wolff-Pow¿ska is a Professor of History and Political Sciences at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Faculty Poznä). She was associated with the Institute for Western Affairs and the Adam Mickiewicz University at Poznä (Poland). At Poznä University of Social Sciences and Humanities she continues researching on Polish-German relations and political ideas in Europe.