Mass Dictatorship and Memory as Ever Present Past (Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century)

Mass dictatorship' addresses the (self-) mobilization of 'the masses' in and for twentiethcentury dictatorships. In contrast to pre-modern despotism, mass dictatorship depends upon its ability to entice and employ multiple forms of active participation of the many. By appropriating modern statecraft, a 'dictatorship from above' transforms itself into a 'dictatorship from below' -a practice of rule that builds upon people ́s sustained cooperation. This series contributes to the understanding of popular dictatorships in the twentieth century by interrogating their conjunctures from a transnational perspective. Sebastian Conrad holds the chair of Modern History at Freie Universität Berlin where he has taught since 2010. He is interested in issues of colonial and postcolonial history, transnationalism and global history, and directs the MA programme in Global History (a joint degree The Landscape Of Memory Studies Has Been Transformed By A Growing Consciousness Of Global Interconnectedness And The Politics Of Human Rights. The Essays In This Volume Of The Mass Dictatorship Project Explore The Entangled Pasts Of Dictatorships, The Tensions Between De-territorializing And Re-territorializing Memories, And The Competitive Construction Of Memories Of The Intersubjective Past From A World-wide Perspective. Written From A Variety Of Differing Historical Perspectives, Cultural Positions, And Disciplinary Backgrounds, The Collection Searches For Historical Accountability Across The Generations Of The Post-war Era.--publisher's Website. Introduction: Coming To Terms With The Past Of Mass Dictatorship / Jie-hyun Lim And Peter Lambert -- The Predicaments Of Culture: War, Dictatorship And Modernity In Early Post-war West Germany And Japan / Sebastian Conrad -- Victimhood Nationalism In The Memory Of Mass Dictatorship / Jie-hyun Lim -- Creating A Victimised Nation: The Politics Of The Austrian People's Courts And High Treason / Hiroko Mizuno -- Ukraine Faces Its Soviet Past: History Vs. Policy Vs. Memory / Volodymyr V. Kravchenko -- History And Responsibility: On The Debates On The Shōwa History / Naoki Sakai -- Widukind Or Karl Der Große? Perspectives On Historical Culture And Memory In The Third Reich And Post-war West Germany / Peter Lambert -- The Suppression And Recall Of Colonial Memory: Manchukuo And The Cold War In The Two Koreas / Suk-jung Han -- Accomplices Of Violence: Guilt And Purification Through Altruism Among The Moscow Human Rights Activists Of The 1960s And 1970s / Barbara Walker -- Consuming Fragments Of Mao Zedong: The Chairman's Final Two Decades At The Helm / Michael Schoenhals -- The Lived Space Of Recollection: How Holocaust Memorials Are Conceived Differently Today / Jörg H. Gleiter. Edited By Jie-hyun Lim, Barbara Walker And Peter Lambert. This Book ... Owes Its Writing To The 'mass Dictatorship As Ever Present Past' Conference Hosted By Jie-hyun Lim At Hanyang University Between 27 June 2008 And 29 June 2008 ... Most Of The Contributions To This Volume Were Presented As Papers At The Conference--page Viii. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This volume explores the politics of memory involved in 'coming to terms with the past' of mass dictatorship on a global scale. Considering how a growing sense of global connectivity and global human rights politics changed the memory landscape, the essays explore entangled pasts of dictatorships. The landscape of memory studies has been transformed by a growing consciousness of global interconnectedness and the politics of human rights. The essays in this volume of the Mass Dictatorship project explore the entangled pasts of dictatorships, the tensions between de-territorializing and re-territorializing memories, and the competitive construction of memories of the intersubjective past from a world-wide perspective. Written from a variety of differing historical perspectives, cultural positions, and disciplinary backgrounds, the collection searches for historical accountability across the generations of the post-war era