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Forced Confrontation: The Politics of Dead Bodies in Germany at the End of World War II

Forced Confrontation: The Politics of Dead Bodies in Germany at the End of World War II

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General Political ScienceGerman HistoryWorld War II

ISBN10: 1498548075
ISBN13: 9781498548076
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: May 24 2019
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This study examines how the US military forced German civilians to witness Nazi atrocity sites, publicly carry and display the victims' dead bodies, and perform ritualized reburials. The author argues that these forced confrontations represented the politicization of dead bodies to indicate the collective guilt of German civilians.

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