Tom Holert, “ca.1972” Gewalt – Umwelt – Identität – Methode

In recent years, we have seen a couple of books that cover a single year. This genre of year-based historiography has been repeatedly criticized for presenting years as if they were a historical turning point, of which the reader had not yet been aware. In the case of Tom Holert’s new book, this would be a misleading. 1972 was not a particularly spectacular year, and Holert is not interested in creating a homogenous image. Instead, he presents a chronotopic fabric that shows resonances betwe

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