Historical events and the fragmentation of memory in eastern Germany

Journal of Political and Military Sociology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-123

  Straughn, Jeremy Brooke ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stone Hall ^*  (United States)

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EID: 35948981519     PISSN: 00472697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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