Screening The Social Face of Denmark to the Nazis

Looking into the state-sponsored creation and presentation of a German-language film on the Danish social state, this article discusses the complexities of Danish–German relations during the German occupation of Denmark, 1940–1945. The film, Das soziale Gesicht Dänemarks, was screened in Berlin to a full house, including a number of Nazi notables, and followed by a presentation by the Danish Minister of Labor and Social Affairs. Based on archival research and film analysis, the article argues that the screening in Berlin informs an understanding of an asymmetrical power relationship between occupiers and occupied, in which the promotion of the Danish social model countered the hegemony of the dominant Nazi state. It did so by seeking to assert Danish sovereignty on social policy in accordance with German intentions to respect Danish sovereignty as stated at the very beginning of the occupation; in other words, for the Danish state, social policy became a means for an intentional but subdued resistance – even a form of counter-power – to the power of the German occupier.     

Seeking Nazis among Good Neighbors

Book reviewed:
Max Paul Friedman. Nazis and Good Neighbors: The United States Campaign against the Germans of Latin America in World War II . Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2003. 359 pp. Bibliography, Index. Approx. $30.00 (cloth).     

“人文主义”的兴起-一个有关史学认识的个案分析

本文考察了 1 8世纪以来“人文主义”概念的演变 ,认为这种变化恰恰反映出不同时代研究者各自的现实要求。文章指出 ,人们为了使历史便于理解 ,对历史现象进行分类、对历史时间进行分期而使用某些术语。以“人文主义”概念的演变作为例证 ,可以说明传统史学意义上那种客观历史是如何被不同时代的研究者赋予不同的面貌和意义 ,并藉此来解决研究者现实生活中遭遇的问题。     

The Rise and Fall of the Post-War Settlement

The People's Peace: British History, 1945–1989. By Kenneth O. Morgan.
Power, Competition and the State : Vol. 2, Threats to the Postwar Settlement: Britain, 1961–74. By Keith Middlemas.
Power, Competition and the State: Vol. 3, The End of the Postwar Era. By Keith Middlemas.
Selecting the Party Leader: Britain in Comparative Perspective. By R. M. Punnett.
British Politics Since 1945: The Rise and Fall of Consensus. By David Dutton.
UK Political Parties Since 1945. Edited by Anthony Seldon.
British History, 1945–1987: An Annotated Bibliography. By Peter Catterall.