The politics of the Nazi past in Germany and Austria

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press (2006), 2006. First Edition. Hardback. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 231 pages; Physical desc. : xii, 231 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subjects: National socialism - Germany. Political culture - Germany. Political culture - Austria. National socialism - Austria. Germany - Politics and government. Austria - Politics and government. Anthropology ; Comparative politics ; European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland) Austria - Politics and government Austria ; Germany Germany - Politics and government Germany--Politics and government National socialism - Austria National socialism - Germany. Summary: This book argues that Germans and Austrians have dealt with the Nazi past very differently--with important consequences for political culture and partisan politics. David Art analyzes how public debates about the lessons of history created a culture of contrition in Germany thatprevented a resurgent far right from consolidating itself in German politics after unification. By contrast, public debates in Austria nourished a culture of victimization that provided a hospitable environment for the rise of right-wing populism. The volume is for those interested in the memory of Nazism and the Holocaust, the rise of European far right parties and contemporary German and Austrian politics.