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Exploring the political and cultural layers of memory and commemoration

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"Commemorating Hell is a fascinating and unique combination of social history and cultural analysis that uses the social memory of Mittelbau-Dora to analyze the personal and social processes of coming to grips with horrific past acts. It is among the best books examining the dark history of the Dora camp."--David Price, author of Anthropological Intelligence: The Deployment and Neglect of American Anthropology in the Second World War

Table of Contents
Introduction ix 1. Conceptualizing Horror 1 2. The Camp Mittelbau-Dora 19 3. An End and a Beginning 39 4. The Change of Command 59 5. Shaping the New Land and Its Memories 77 6. The Mahn- und Gedenkstatte in the GDR 93 7. The Wall Comes Down 115 8. The Modern Gedenkstatte 137 9. Major Themes and Conclusions 152 Notes 169 Bibliography 183 Index 195

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    A Paperback / softback by Gretchen E. Schafft, Gerhard Zeidler

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      Publisher: University of Illinois Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/02/2011
      ISBN13: 9780252077883, 978-0252077883
      ISBN10: 0252077881
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Exploring the political and cultural layers of memory and commemoration

      Trade Review
      "Commemorating Hell is a fascinating and unique combination of social history and cultural analysis that uses the social memory of Mittelbau-Dora to analyze the personal and social processes of coming to grips with horrific past acts. It is among the best books examining the dark history of the Dora camp."--David Price, author of Anthropological Intelligence: The Deployment and Neglect of American Anthropology in the Second World War

      Table of Contents
      Introduction ix 1. Conceptualizing Horror 1 2. The Camp Mittelbau-Dora 19 3. An End and a Beginning 39 4. The Change of Command 59 5. Shaping the New Land and Its Memories 77 6. The Mahn- und Gedenkstatte in the GDR 93 7. The Wall Comes Down 115 8. The Modern Gedenkstatte 137 9. Major Themes and Conclusions 152 Notes 169 Bibliography 183 Index 195

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