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Author:   Tony Joel (Deakin University, Australia)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Weight:   0.449kg
ISBN:  

9781350159075

ISBN 10:   1350159077
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   30 April 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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INTRODUCTION The Destruction of Dresden and the Shifting Dynamics of German Victimisation Discourse Dresden as paradigm of German victimisation and sacrifice Writing about the Dresden bombing and its aftermath Conceptual framework and key terms A mythical taboo Victimisation discourse in divided Germany Bombing and victimisation discourse in reunified Germany Application of concepts CHAPTER 1 The Western Allies’ Strategic Bombing Offensive and Dresden’s Transformation from European Kulturstadt to Germany’s Opferstadt Build-up Watershed Escalation Why is Dresden special? Or, why Dresden is special Wartime reactions Issues of interpretation: shaping and reflecting controversy Conclusion CHAPTER 2 The Fashioning of Dresden’s Destruction into a Political Asset: 1946 to the Early 1980s The Nuremberg interregnum The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s and early 1980s CHAPTER 3 Dresden’s Last Milestone Gedenktag before the Fall of the Wall: 13 February 1985 West German mass-mediation of Dresden as Opferstadt The party’s Gro?kundgebung The reopening of the Semperoper The Frauenkirche ruins Conclusion CHAPTER 4 Dresden Memory Politics in the Schwebezeit: 1989-90 Kohl, the ruins, and “die Einheit der Nation” Church over ruins? Dresden’s stateless Gedenktag: 13 February 1990 Conclusion CHAPTER 5 A British Dimension to Dresden Commemorative Politics: 1992-2000 Homage to a hangman, or misunderstood memorialisation? Dresden: the awkward but obligatory interlude Britain responds to the Ruf: the Dresden Trust The 1995 Gedenktag and a signal of intent The 2000 Gedenktag and making good on a promise Conclusion CHAPTER 6 Dresden as a Memory Battleground: 13 February 2005 The Queen and Dresden: revisiting a theme, but not the city Depicting Dresden as the “Bomben-Holocaust” Renewed focus on longstanding controversies Reconciliation remains a central plank Making a statement in absentia Mixed messages and the struggle over commemoration Conclusion CONCLUSION Memory Work-in-Progress: Remembering the Past, Reflecting on the Present and Future NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Tony Joel is Associate Professor in History in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University, Australia. A former German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship holder, and a founding member of Deakin’s Contemporary Histories Research Group, Tony’s main research interests include the politics of war memory and commemoration and sports history.

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