Unwanted Legacies: Sharing the Burden of Post-Genocide Generations

by Gottfried Wagner and Abraham Peck

Book Overview

How does a society reconcile itself in a post-genocide era? How can generations of those whose families were victims and victimizers break the cycle of hate, mistrust, shame, and guilt that characterizes their relationship? What family reactions do they face as they seek to begin the act of sitting across from each other and facing their legacies? For more than two decades, Gottfried Wagner, great-grandson of composer Richard Wagner, whose music inspired...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896728358
• ISBN13: 9780896728356
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"