Justice, truth, and peace. Three dimensions of consequences
TitleJustice, truth, and peace. Three dimensions of consequences
Author
Call number909.82/0004
Object number10575c
Place of publicationVienna, Austria
PublisherPassagen
Year of publication
2009
Physical description18p.
MaterialArticle
Series titlePassagen Gesellschaft.
NotesInternational conference proceedings at the Kreisky-Forum, Vienna, in June 2008.
Article from the publication 'Justice and memory : confronting traumatic pasts : an international comparison' pp49-65
Article from the publication 'Justice and memory : confronting traumatic pasts : an international comparison' pp49-65
Description
The post-1945 Austrian narrative was a consensus concealing all the contradictions that did exist. It was reconciliation without truth. But it had its price, and this became evident as soon as questions regarding the truth started to be asked. In Austria a new generation started to challenge this consensus. The new generation was interested in the truth and this became known one generation after the liberation of Austria by the Allies