03063nam 2200589 450 991046369220332120200520144314.01-78238-572-X(CKB)2670000000594116(EBL)1707813(MiAaPQ)EBC1707813(Au-PeEL)EBL1707813(CaPaEBR)ebr11019571(CaONFJC)MIL726360(OCoLC)903317162(EXLCZ)99267000000059411620150216h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierTailoring truth politicizing the past and negotiating memory in East Germany, 1945-1990 /Jon Berndt OlsenNew York, New York ;Oxford, England :berghahn,2015.©20151 online resource (276 p.)Studies in Contemporary European History ;Volume 15Description based upon print version of record.1-78238-571-1 1-322-95078-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction: Tailoring Truth in East Germany; Chapter One - Mobilizing Memory in the Soviet Occupation Zone; Chapter Two - The Politics of State Memory; Chapter Three - Emotional Bonds; Chapter Four - Broadening the Historical Roots of the State Narrative; Chapter Five - The Collapse of State-Imposed Memory Culture; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index 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 Studies in contemporary European history ;Volume 15.Collective memoryPolitical aspectsGermany (East)HistoryMemorializationPolitical aspectsGermany (East)HistoryHistoriographyPolitical aspectsGermany (East)HistoryHistorical museumsPolitical aspectsGermany (East)HistoryElectronic books.Collective memoryPolitical aspectsHistory.MemorializationPolitical aspectsHistory.HistoriographyPolitical aspectsHistory.Historical museumsPolitical aspectsHistory.907.2/0431Olsen Jon Berndt870711MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463692203321Tailoring truth1943988UNINA