Discursive Construction of History

• Utgivningsdatum: 2008-02-12
• Mått: 140 x 216 x 23 mm
• Vikt: 544 g
• Format: Inbunden
• Språk: Engelska
• Antal sidor: 331
• Upplaga: 2008
• Förlag: Palgrave Macmillan
• ISBN: 9780230013230

• Europas historia
• Andra världskriget
• Språkvetenskap och lingvistik
• Förintelsen

HANNES HEER works in Hamburg, Germany as a writer and exhibition organizer. From 1993 to 2000 he worked at the Hamburg Institute for Social Research, directing the first Wehrmacht exhibition. He has written numerous publications on National Socialism, the Wehrmacht and post-war recollection. WALTER MANOSCHEK is Professor of Political Science and chairs the Department for Government at the University of Vienna, Austria. His research and publications focus on politics of the past, the political system of National Socialism and Holocaust Studies. ALEXANDER POLLAK is Re

'Ruth Wodak and her interdisciplinary team shed light on the Wehrmacht crimes during WWII as well as their subsequent reception and representation. The volume gives an excellent overview of this important part of the history and aftermath of the Holocaust. Its specific layout and structure can also serve as a paradigm for comparable studies.' - Dirk Rupnow, Forum: Qualitative Social Research ...the questions of collective memory and public discourse raised in these empirical studies are...of the highest importance...This book, rich in detail and ethical clarity, deserves a wide readership.' - John D.H. Downing, Southern Illinois University, Discourse and Society '...an accomplished collection of articles written on a high level with findings of scholarly interest.' -Jewish Political Studies Review 'The book under review is welcome as a contribution to the history of the exhibition in particular and thus of German "memory politics" in general, as well as to discourse analysis and historical society. It is a wide-ranging and thought-provoking volume.' - Journal of Genocide Research

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