Modern Germany in Transatlantic Perspective

Published by Berghahn Books 2017

Modern Germany in Transatlantic Perspective

Edited by: Michael Meng and Adam R. Seipp

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781785337055

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About this book

Bringing together incisive contributions from an international group of colleagues and former students, Modern Germany in Transatlantic Perspective takes stock of the field of German history as exemplified by the extraordinary scholarly career of Konrad H. Jarausch. Through fascinating reflections on the discipline’s theoretical, professional, and methodological dimensions, it explores Jarausch’s monumental work as a teacher and a builder of scholarly institutions. In this way, it provides not merely a look back at the last fifty years of German history, but a path forward as new ideas and methods infuse the study of Germany’s past.

Author / Editor information

Michael Meng is an Associate Professor of History at Clemson University. He is the author of Shattered Spaces: Encountering Jewish Ruins in Postwar Germany and Poland.

Adam R. Seipp is a Professor of History at Texas A&M University and author of Strangers in the Wild Place: Refugees, Americans, and a German Town, 1945-1952.

Michael Meng is an Associate Professor of History at Clemson University. He is the author of Shattered Spaces: Encountering Jewish Ruins in Postwar Germany and Poland.

Reviews

“The studies in this volume are a testament to the depth and breadth of Konrad Jarausch’s contributions to the field. Their quality and diversity provide an excellent window into the field of contemporary German and European history, as well as the history of the Holocaust, over the past three or four decades.” · Eric Kurlander, Stetson University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	VIII
Introduction. From Ruination to Renewal: Konrad Jarausch’s Europe Michael Meng and Adam R. Seipp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I: Theory and Historiography Questions
Chapter 1 History and Theory: Writing Modern European Histories after the Linguistic Turn Thomas Pegelow Kaplan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Chapter 2 Paths Forward: In Defense of the History of Disciplines J. Laurence Hare Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Chapter 3 Contextualizing the Holocaust: Modernization, Modernity, Colonialism, and Genocide Christopher R. Browning Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
II: Memory, Professionalization, and Professions
Chapter 4 Gender and Academic Culture: Women in the Historical Profession in Germany and the United States since 1945 Karen Hagemann and Sarah Summers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
Chapter 5 Forms, Strategies, and Narratives of Professionalization in Western and Eastern Europe: Autonomous Profession versus Heteronomous Professional Service Class? Hannes Siegrist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
Chapter 6 A Myth of Unity: German Unification as a Challenge in Contemporary History Martin Sabrow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
III: Narratives of German History
Chapter 7 A “Shattered” Religious Past: Rethinking the Master Narratives of Twentieth-Century German Christianity Benjamin Pearson and Michael E. O’Sullivan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Chapter 8 Central, Not Subsidiary: Migration as a Master Narrative in Modern German History Sarah Thomsen Vierra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
Chapter 9 Protest and Participation: The Transformation of Democratic Praxis in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1968–83 Stephen Milder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
IV: Family Histories
Chapter 10 Die Bratus: Sketch for a Minor German History Michael Geyer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
Chapter 11 On Losing One’s Children Twice: An Intimate Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung Elizabeth Heineman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	284
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	306

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 320
Keywords: History: 20th Century to Present; History: World War II

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Published: October 1, 2017
ISBN: 9781785337055