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Death in East Germany, 1945-1990
Engelsk Hardback
Death in East Germany, 1945-1990
Engelsk Hardback

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As the first historical study of East Germany‘s sepulchral culture, this book explores the complex cultural responses to death since the Second World War. Topics include the interrelated areas of the organization and municipalization of the undertaking industry; the steps taken towards a socialist cemetery culture such as issues of design, spatial layout, and commemorative practices; the propagation of cremation as a means of disposal; the wide-spread introduction of anonymous communal areas for the internment of urns; and the emergence of socialist and secular funeral rituals. The author analyses the manifold changes to the system of the disposal of the dead in East Germany—a society that not only had to negotiate the upheaval of military defeat but also urbanization, secularization, a communist regime, and a planned economy. Stressing a comparative approach, the book reveals surprising similarities to the development of Western countries but also highlights the intricate local variations within the GDR and sheds more light on the East German state and its society.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
248
ISBN-13:
9781782380139
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1782380132
Udg. Dato:
1 sep 2013
Længde:
17mm
Bredde:
159mm
Højde:
231mm
Forlag:
Berghahn Books
Oplagsdato:
1 sep 2013
Forfatter(e):
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