David Art

The Politics of the Nazi Past in Germany and Austria

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Produktbeschreibung

This book compares the influence of the Nazi past in contemporary German and Austrian politics. In Germany, the process of dealing with the past has created a culture of contrition that keeps the far right marginalized politically. By contrast, many Austrians have presented themselves as victims of Nazism and deny that Austrians share much complicity in Nazi crimes. The far right Freedom party of Jorg Haider was able to become a political force in this environment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 557g
• ISBN-13: 9780521856836
• ISBN-10: 0521856833
• Artikelnr.: 22358154

Autorenporträt

David Art is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the College of the Holy Cross. He teaches courses in European Politics, International Relations, and Globalization. He received his B.A. from Yale University and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004. His current research focuses on the development of right-wing populist parties in comparative and historical perspective.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Public debates and political change
3. The culture of contrition
4. The victim culture
5. Combating the Far Right in Germany
6. Taming the Far Right in Austria?
7. Conclusions and extensions.