Dissonant Lives: Generations and Violence Through the German Dictatorships

by Mary Fulbrook

Overview

Dissonant Lives is not a standard 'history of Germany' in the twentieth century, or even of the German dictatorships. It is concerned with the ways in which Germans of different ages and life stages lived through this terrible period in German history, and how they interpreted, confronted, and responded to the multiple challenges of their times.

In volume two, Mary Fulbrook explores the move from the Nazi dictatorship to the communism that succeeded it, examining the experiences and perceptions of selected individuals, and how major historical events affected the course of their lives and their outlooks. In doing so, she provides a new understanding of the ways in which not only the character of the German state, economy, and social structure changed over the century, but also the very character of the German people themselves.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199287208
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/14/2011
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Mary Fulbrook is Professor of German History at University College London. She is the author of numerous books and articles on German history, including A Small Town Near Auschwitz and Anatomy of a Dictatorship, both also published by Oxford University Press.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Violence and Generations2. Violence Abroad: Aspects of Imperialism3. Uncomfortable Compatriots: Societal Violence and the Crises of Weimar4. Divided Generations: State Violence and the Formation of 'Two Worlds' in Nazi Germany5. The Escalation of Violence: War and Genocide6. Profiles: The Shifting Formation of Generations after 19457. Transitions from Nazism to Communism8. Mobilization for the Future (Again)9. The 'Iron Cage': Coming to Terms with the Present10. Turning Points11. Conclusions: Generations through an Age of ViolenceBibliographyIndex

Editorial Reviews

"Fulbrook was well established as one of the historians who has profoundly shaped our understanding of twentieth-century German history." —The Journal of Modern History

"[An] extensively researched volume...The scope of this study is simply staggering...Fulbrook's research...is remarkable in both breadth and depth...[T]his book is a monumental achievement that will long stand as a frame of reference for future studies into the experience of dictatorship." —International Social Science Review

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