The Unmasterable Past: History, Holocaust, and German National IdentityAmidst a Society seeking to forget the atrocities of the past, an ongoing debate rages as to the role that should be given to historical study of the Holocaust. Maier presents an objective study of German efforts to deal with ... |
Contents
Preface ix | 9 |
Habermas among the Historians | 34 |
A Holocaust like the Others? | 66 |
A Usable Past? Museums Memory and Identity | 121 |
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