Demokratische Kultur und NS-Vergangenheit. Politik, Personal, Prägungen... / Demokratie lernen

The Bavarian health authorities, the "Guardians of the people’s health," learned about democracy after 1945 – about human dignity, violence and eugenics, the equality of man and woman, basic rights, and complying with existing law. Sophie Friedl applies an innovative method to tell the story of illiberal traditions and democratic impulses, self-dynamics and ambivalence as a story of learning while transitioning between systems.