Koloniale Erinnerungskultur und Geschichtspolitik im Wandel

Der Umgang mit Deutsch-Sudwestafrika in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und in Namibia (1950er-1990er Jahre)

by Katharina Bocker

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Extent: 269 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: German Studies, Social Sciences , Twentieth- & Twenty-First- Century History

Series: Formen der Erinnerung

Series volume number: 79

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(May 2025)

ISBN: 9783847118138

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $63.00

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Auch nach ihrem Ende blieb die Kolonialzeit in Deutschland und Namibia prasent. Diese Erkenntnis entkraftet die These einer kolonialen Amnesie, die seit Jahren die erinnerungskulturelle Debatte pragt.


The way the Federal Republic of Germany dealt with its colonial past has undergone a profound transformation. It has shifted from a nostalgic perspective, mainly shaped by former colonial actors, to a more critical and reflective view, supported by an increasingly broad public. Katharina Bocker follows these developments with a focus on memory culture as well as politics of memory from the 1950s to the 1990s, analyzing the dominant narratives and key actors. It also includes the former most important German overseas territory – today’s Namibia. This reveals cultural and historical-political interdependencies and mutual influences between the two states.

  • By (author) Katharina Bocker