
Intro -- Halftitle Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List Of Credits -- List Of Illustrations -- List Of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Prologue: Four Cities -- Communists And Kings -- Historical Culture -- Outline -- 1. Aftermaths -- Prussia Must Be Destroyed -- From The 'prussian Spirit' To Prussian Ghosts -- The Rise And Fall Of Misere -- Transcending Misere -- Razing Prussia I-berlin, 1950 -- Razing Prussia Ii-potsdam, 1959 -- Razing Prussia Iii-potsdam, 1968 -- Conclusion -- 2. Politics -- Prussia And The East German 'nation' An Attempt At Taking Stock -- Prussia Polemics -- Conclusion -- 3. Intellectuals -- Controlling The Past -- Friedrich Ii. Von Presen: The Backstory -- Friedrich Ii. Von Preussen: The Production -- Friedrich Ii. Von Preussen: The Reception -- Erbe Und Tradition -- Re-enchanting The Regional -- The View From The East -- The View To The West -- Conclusion -- 4. Society And Culture -- The 'socialist Personality' -- Overcoming 'a Certain Boredom' -- Urban Pasts -- Public Opinion -- Popular Culture -- Criticism And Satire -- Conclusion -- 5. Time, Heritage, And Nostalgia -- Synchronising Socialist Time Prussia, Memory, And Identity -- The Revenge Of The Past In Eastern Europe -- Conclusion-the Prussia Moment -- Prussia Today -- References -- Index Marcus Colla. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.
This work investigates how the German Democratic Republic (GDR) navigated the complex and often contradictory legacy of the Prussian state within its official historical culture. Marcus Colla, a historian specializing in modern German history, examines the shifting attitudes of East German authorities toward Prussia, moving from initial hostility and destruction to a more nuanced, instrumentalized rehabilitation. By analyzing state policy, intellectual discourse, and popular culture, the author demonstrates how the GDR attempted to reconcile its socialist identity with the historical weight of the Prussian past.
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Experts recognize this text as a significant contribution to the study of East German historiography and the politics of memory. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the thoroughness of the archival research presented throughout the chapters.
Page Count:
0
Publication Date:
1900-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0192689932
ISBN-13:
9780192689931
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