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In a Land of Dreams : Left-Wing Politics and the Place of the Holocaust in Tage Erlander´s Sweden

Zander, Ulf LU (2022) p.455-478
Abstract
As a consequence of Sweden’s status as a non-belligerent country during World War II and the continuous growth of its welfare state thereafter, the concept of a “People’s Home” and a “provisional Utopia,” a social support system characterized by equality and material prosperity, were central aspects of the country’s postwar policy. This article focuses on the ideological and political stance of the Social Democratic politician and Prime Minister Tage Erlander and other Swedish left-wingers who played a crucial role in promoting these notions of postwar reality. In discussing their attitudes towards Jews as well as different interpretations of World War II among Social Democrats, Communists, and radicals, the article aims to shed light on... (More)
As a consequence of Sweden’s status as a non-belligerent country during World War II and the continuous growth of its welfare state thereafter, the concept of a “People’s Home” and a “provisional Utopia,” a social support system characterized by equality and material prosperity, were central aspects of the country’s postwar policy. This article focuses on the ideological and political stance of the Social Democratic politician and Prime Minister Tage Erlander and other Swedish left-wingers who played a crucial role in promoting these notions of postwar reality. In discussing their attitudes towards Jews as well as different interpretations of World War II among Social Democrats, Communists, and radicals, the article aims to shed light on how postwar Swedish political actors responded to the Holocaust. (Less)
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subject
keywords
Holocaust, History, Europe, Second World War, Holocaust, History, Europe, Second World War
host publication
Geschichtsoptimismus und Katastrophenbewusstsein : Europa nach dem Holocaust - Europa nach dem Holocaust
editor
Gerber, Jan ; Graf, Philipp and Pollmann, Anna
pages
24 pages
publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage
ISBN
978-3-525-31736-5
978-3-647-31736-6
language
English
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yes
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2022-03-07 14:54:56
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  author       = {{Zander, Ulf}},
  booktitle    = {{Geschichtsoptimismus und Katastrophenbewusstsein : Europa nach dem Holocaust}},
  editor       = {{Gerber, Jan and Graf, Philipp and Pollmann, Anna}},
  isbn         = {{978-3-525-31736-5}},
  keywords     = {{Holocaust; History; Europe; Second World War; Holocaust; History; Europe; Second World War}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{455--478}},
  publisher    = {{Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage}},
  title        = {{In a Land of Dreams : Left-Wing Politics and the Place of the Holocaust in Tage Erlander´s Sweden}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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