The discursive construction of history: Remembering the Wehrmacht’s war of annihilation

First and foremost, it investigates how democratic and pluralistic societies deal with traumatic past experiences and grave breaches of universal values (xiv-xv). [...]Part 1 (chapters 1-4) deals with the theme of memory and the commemoration of the Wehrmacht. The first exhibition made three claims...

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Published inLanguage in Society Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 640 - 641
Main Author Montesano Montessori, Nicolina
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.11.2009
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Summary:First and foremost, it investigates how democratic and pluralistic societies deal with traumatic past experiences and grave breaches of universal values (xiv-xv). [...]Part 1 (chapters 1-4) deals with the theme of memory and the commemoration of the Wehrmacht. The first exhibition made three claims that overtly challenged the myth of the "untainted Wehrmacht": the systematic involvement of the Wehrmacht in the planning and execution of the Holocaust, the widespread participation of the troops of the Wehrmacht in the persecution of the Jews, and the anti-Semitic and anti-Slavic racism among Wehrmacht soldiers (236).
Bibliography:PII:S0047404509990625
HeerHannes, ManoschekWalter, PollakAlexander, and WodakRuth (eds.), The discursive construction of history: Remembering the Wehrmacht’s war of annihilation. Hampshire and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Pp. xvi, 331. Hb $64.
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DOI:10.1017/S0047404509990625