Politics and memory in west and east Germany since 1961 and in unified Germany since 1990
TitlePolitics and memory in west and east Germany since 1961 and in unified Germany since 1990
Author
Call number940.5318/0330
Object number05946c
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherRoutledge
Year of publication
2005
Physical descriptionpp40-64
MaterialArticle
ISBN0415360153
NotesArticle from the book 'After Eichmann' pp40-64
Description
West Germany and then unified Germany realised that a return to international respectabiity were enhanced by a truthful memory of the crimes of the Nazi era. Silence was bad diplomacy and also bad for German exports.