Tailoring Truth
Jon Berndt Olsen
By looking at state-sponsored memory projects, such as memorials, commemorations, and historical museums, this book reveals that the East German communist regime obsessively monitored and attempted to control public representations of the past to legitimize its rule. It demonstrates that the regime's approach to memory politics was not stagnant, but rather evolved over time to meet different demands and potential threats to its legitimacy. Ultimately the party found it increasingly difficult to control the public portrayal of the past, and some dissidents were able to turn the party's memory politics against the state to challenge its claims of moral authority.
Том:
1
Рік:
2015
Видання:
1
Видавництво:
Berghahn Books
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
278
ISBN 10:
178238572X
ISBN 13:
9781782385721
Серії:
Contemporary European History Ser.
Файл:
PDF, 2.64 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2015