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Looks at fascist constructions of health and illness, arguing that the metaphor of a healthy 'national body' - propagated by the Nazis as justification for the brutal elimination of various unwanted populations - continued to shape post-1945 discussions about the state of national culture.

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The German Patient provides an important historical back-drop and a richly specific cultural context for thinking about German guilt and responsibility after Hitler. An eminently readable and engaging text. - Johannes von Moltke, University of Michigan ""This is a polished, eloquently written, and highly informative study speaking to the most pressing debates in contemporary Germany. The German Patient will be essential reading for anyone interested in mass death, genocide, and memory."" - Paul Lerner, University of Southern California

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    Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
    Publication Date: 11/30/2008 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780472070527, 978-0472070527
    ISBN10: 0472070525
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Looks at fascist constructions of health and illness, arguing that the metaphor of a healthy 'national body' - propagated by the Nazis as justification for the brutal elimination of various unwanted populations - continued to shape post-1945 discussions about the state of national culture.

    Trade Review
    The German Patient provides an important historical back-drop and a richly specific cultural context for thinking about German guilt and responsibility after Hitler. An eminently readable and engaging text. - Johannes von Moltke, University of Michigan ""This is a polished, eloquently written, and highly informative study speaking to the most pressing debates in contemporary Germany. The German Patient will be essential reading for anyone interested in mass death, genocide, and memory."" - Paul Lerner, University of Southern California

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