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1 online resource (354 pages) |
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Marquette studies in philosophy ; no. 28 |
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Marquette studies in philosophy ; no. 28.
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""Paradigms of Political Change Luther, Frederick II, and Bismarck The GDR on Its Way to German Unity Jan Herman Brinks""; ""© 2001 by Marquette University Press""; ""Contents""; ""Translator�s Note""; ""Series Editor�s Note""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Part A Between unification and demarcation�the classical Marxist writers and early social democrats on German history with special reference to the Reformation, the Peasants� War and Prussia""; ""1.0 Foundations and Basic Questions of GDR historiography"" |
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""9.0 Prussia, Frederick II and Bismarck� their portrayal between 1971 and 1987""""10.0 Final conclusions""; ""Postscript""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Short Biography J.H. Brinks"" |
| Summary |
This history of East German historiography traces the way historical studies in the German Democratic Republic interpreted and reinterpreted German nation building through the figures of Martin Luther, Frederick II, and Otto Bismarck. The author pays particular attention to the tension between portraying a German national identity while at the same time proclaiming a distinct GDR identity. He identifies three distinct periods of GDR historiography. Immediately after the war, Germany was seen as tragically not developed democratic institutions. This was soon followed by a theory of German history that identified a dialectic between progressive forces and reactionary figures represented by the three subjects of the study. The final period rehabilitated all three to certain extent, suggesting they were necessary parts of the "early bourgeois revolution." The author relates all three of these phases to the changing ideological needs of the East German state. Translated from the original German work DDR zwischen Einheit und Abgrenzung. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-346) and index |
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Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
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Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786.
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Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898.
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Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898 fast |
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Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786 fast |
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Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 fast |
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Political culture -- Germany (East)
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Communism and culture -- Germany (East)
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Church and state -- Germany (East)
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Nationalism -- Germany (East)
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HISTORY.
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Church and state
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Communism and culture
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Cultural policy
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Historiography
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Nationalism
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Political culture
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Geschiedschrijving.
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Eenwording.
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Germany (East) -- Historiography
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Germany (East) -- Cultural policy
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Germany (East)
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0585445788 |
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9780585445786 |
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0874626803 |
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9780874626803 |
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