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Mar 1, 2013 · Bill Niven is Professor of Contemporary German History at Nottingham Trent University. His recent publications include The Buchenwald Child: Truth, Fiction and Propaganda (Camden House, 2007; German edition, 2009), and Memorialization in Germany since 1945 (edited with Chloe Paver, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).
intermingling” (170), the connection that Niven sees between art and act remains uncertain. Bill Niven makes a genuine contribution to both the study of Nazi cinema and to our understanding of Hitler himself. Even with the challenge of parsing the roles played by Goebbels and Hitler, Niven argues persuasively that Hitler appreciated the power of
Apr 24, 2018 · Niven’s study is packed with expert opinion and fascinating tidbits.”—Thomas Doherty, Film Quarterly “Bill Niven’s book is important for social and cultural historians as well as biographers of Hitler. It expertly shows how an authoritarian ruler can influence an entire people through carefully administered doses of select propaganda.
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The Buchenwald Child: Truth, Fiction, and Propaganda. By Bill Niven. Rochester, NY: Camden House.2007. Pp. xvi+244. Cloth $45.00. ISBN 13: 978-1-57113-339-7. - Volume ...
Bill Niven is professor of contemporary German history at Nottingham Trent University and the author of many works on twentieth-century German history, including Facing the Nazi Past and The Buchenwald Child. He lives in Edwalton, UK.
A concise introduction to the process which led to the division of Germany in 1949, and its unification in 1990, this book also explores the economic, social and cultural divisions between and east and west, which still exist in post-unification Germany. Dividing and Uniting Germany covers all important aspects of the subject including: the role of the allies in the post-war division of the country the integration of West and East Germany into their respective blocs the problems of integrating
Bill Niven is Reader in German at the Nottingham Trent University. He has published widely on the ways in which West and East Germany viewed the history of the Third Reich. His recent publications include (with J.K.A.Thomaneck) Dividing and Uniting Germany (Routledge, 2000).
