Echoes of Trauma and Shame in German Families : The Post-World War II Generations.

Intro
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Between "Mastering" and "Silencing" the Past: Public Commemorations of World War II
2. "Why Do You Have to Dig Around in the Past?": Conversations about World War II in German Families
3. Better "Sick" Than "Strange": The Kriegsenkel Movement and the Desire to Legitimize Suffering
4. "Hooray, I Am a Kriegsenkel!": Suffering and Liberation in the Age of Therapy
5. The Invisible Wounds of War: Kriegsenkel Accounts of Transgenerational Transmission
6. The Losses and the Shame of War: Absence in Kriegsenkel Narratives
Conclusion
Appendix: Interview Structure and Sample Questions
Bibliography
Index
About the Author.