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aldo zirsov (aldozirsovlibrary) | 376 comments Hitler's ‘Mein Kampf’ makes comeback

Historians lobby for right to reprint Adolf Hitler's infamous memoir
by The Associated Press

BERLIN - Publish Hitler's infamous memoir "Mein Kampf" in Germany? It sounds like the ultimate taboo.

But a group of German historians is lobbying to do just that, arguing that it's necessary to get an authoritative annotated edition ready for bookshops by the time the copyright runs out in 2015, opening the way for neo-Nazi groups to publish their own versions.

The memoir has been under a de facto publishing ban in Germany since the end of World War II, with the government body that holds the rights refusing to let anybody print it.

Bavaria's Finance Ministry has rejected proposals by Munich's Institute for Contemporary History to publish the tome, but there has been growing support for the idea. This week, the state's science minister emerged as an energetic backer of printing a critical edition.

"Once Bavaria's copyright expires, there is the danger of charlatans and neo-Nazis appropriating this infamous book for themselves," Wolfgang Heubisch said Thursday.

Edith Raim, a historian at the Munich institute, envisions a thorough, academic presentation that places Hitler's work in historical context. She says that would be the best defense against those who might want to use the book to advance racist or anti-Semitic agendas.

Raim noted that "if someone really wants to get a copy of the book, then he can do so anyway, for example over the Internet."

Bavarian copyright
Though widely available in the English-speaking world, the book has never been reprinted in Germany since World War II. While possession is not illegal, resale of old copies is tightly regulated, essentially limited to research purposes.

But German copyright law dictates that any author's work enters the public domain 70 years after his or her death. In Hitler's case, that is just over five years away: the Nazi dictator killed himself in his Berlin bunker on April 30, 1945.

After World War II, the Allies agreed to hand the rights to "Mein Kampf" over to the Bavarian state government.

The Munich historians tried to initiate a similar project two years ago, but the Bavarian Finance Ministry was categorically opposed.

While its position may be softening somewhat, it still isn't keen and says it hopes publication of "Mein Kampf" can be prevented beyond 2015 under laws against incitement to hatred. It argues that holding back the book is matter of respect for the victims of the Holocaust.

'A chance to demystify'
The president of Germany's Central Council of Jews, Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch, opposes publishing the book — but her organization's general secretary takes the opposite view.

"I'd rather see the book with commentary than printed in a normal version," Stephan Kramer told The Associated Press.

"I understand the survivors, but the publication is going to come anyway," Kramer said. "So we should use this opportunity."

"It also represents a chance to demystify 'Mein Kampf,'" he added. The vast majority of Germans are sufficiently educated and responsible to read it and draw their own conclusions, he said. "The longer it remains forbidden, the more attractive it becomes."

Raim and Kramer were both skeptical that a court would forbid the book's publication after 2015, as that might constitute a breach of freedom of expression.

A similar case involving the reprint of some Nazi-era newspapers in Germany by London-based publisher Albertas Limited went through several layers of jurisdiction before a court last year essentially ruled against efforts by the Finance Ministry — which held the rights to these documents as well — to keep the infamous documents off the shelves.

Historian Raim also points out that diaries by prominent Nazis like Joseph Goebbels and Heinrich Himmler are already available in Germany.

1930s best-seller
Hitler wrote the 700-page book — its English translation is "My Struggle" — after he was jailed in the aftermath of the failed Beer Hall Putsch of 1923.

After the Nazis rose to power in the 1930s, the book became a best-seller. Copies of it were given free to every German soldier and newlywed couple.

The book is widely available around the world in translations including English, Arabic, Russian and Japanese; Bavaria has sought to block it from publication and sale in some countries.

Bavaria successfully defended its copyright in recent court proceedings in Poland, the Finance Ministry said. Another trial in the Czech Republic is about to start, it said.

Last year a Spanish translation — "Mi Lucha" — appeared in Apple's online store as an audio book. Apple removed it immediately after learning about the Bavarian copyright, the ministry said in a statement.

In other countries, however, the Finance Ministry couldn't hinder the book's publication due to different copyright legislation. A special case involves the U.S. and Britain, where the copyright had already been sold during Hitler's lifetime.


Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35261148/...




message 2: by [deleted user] (new)

asyik nih. harus buru2 terbit sebelum terbit ngawur. ini baru mendidik.


message 3: by Pandasurya (new)

Pandasurya | 1361 comments klo yg terjemahan Indonesia yg dari penerbit Narasi itu ada 2 buku ya. yg cover hitam dan putih.
belom sempet baca juga nih..

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34...


message 4: by [deleted user] (new)

dah pada lihat Hitler marah2 ke SBY? ngakak abis deh..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dleIWT...


message 5: by Leli (new)

Leli (lelid) | 309 comments hitler: yang sudah pernah denger/beli album sby itu, keluar ruangan sekarang juga!

*guling2*


message 6: by Ratih (last edited Feb 14, 2010 06:05PM) (new)

Ratih (erdeaka) | 287 comments hehehehe...wong bapaknya udah ga ada kok ya masih diributin kenapa ya?? ternyata di jerman sono kasusnya sama ma kita2 di sini ya?? sensi dikit aja bukunya langsung ga boleh keluar...hehehe...


message 7: by [deleted user] (new)

berat Ratih kasusnya di sana. orang Jerman trauma bener bangsanya bisa melakukan holocaust, dan larangan itu hampir seperti konsensus umum


message 8: by Coqueline (new)

Coqueline | 608 comments Di Jerman masalahnya lebih rumit dibanding asal sensi sih. Tapi Jerman itu setelah kalah PDII neken perjanjian sana-sini dengan dunia Internasional yg salah satunya complete ban akan Nazism, dan segala hal yg berhubungan dengan Nazism.

Tapi gue sendiri setuju sih kalo udah waktunya diterbitkan aja, semakin segala sesuatu yg berhubungan dengan Nazi dianggap tabu, malah makin menarik buat orang2 ga bener.


message 9: by Nux (new)

Nux (nux-catz) | 10 comments Belakangan ini kan diterbitin lagi back editions dari koran2-nya nazi dari taun 1938 - 1945 tu. Kalau tertarik, coba liat aja di http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/20...
Soal gini memang sensitif ya, kalau nggak pake penerangan/ tarjamahnya, bisa disalah artikan... kalau dari temen yang 'mikir'dan pernah baca buku aslinya, dia bilang sih kerasa aneh banget itu ide2 yang di buku itu (malah dia bilang kok ya yang nulis orang gila). Masalahnya, seringnya orang tu 'malas' buat baca sendiri & mikir sendiri. Mungkin paling banter beli bukunya (makanya jadi best seller) - kalau gak salah waktu itu kalau jadi anggota partai wajib beli bukunya, tapi terus buku itu nangkring jadi pajangan & manut2 aja dibilangin isinya gini gitu, karena takut ketauan belum baca.


message 10: by Ratih (new)

Ratih (erdeaka) | 287 comments hhmmm....wah kalo masalahnya emang dah ada perjanjian ma dunia international emang susah tuh. tapi sesakit apapun sejarah, bukannya lebih baik mengetahui kebenaran? kayaknya lebih enak kalo bisa melihat segala sesuatu dari 2 sisi. Hitler might be a ridiculous killer, but he had his own fundamental reason. aku pernah baca buku soal para diktator, salah satunya hitler, menurutku masa kecilnya kasihan banget...


message 11: by Coqueline (new)

Coqueline | 608 comments Selain emang karena perjanjian2 internasional tersebut (yg contoh dampaknya juga Jerman kayaknya satu2nya negara yg resmi dilarang ngirim pasukan militer ke luar negeri kecuali kalau negaranya diserang duluan), Jerman itu bangsa yg punya torturous relationship dengan WWII sebagai bangsa yg kalah perang. Generasi yg lebih tua mengalami collective guilt, generasi yg lebih muda gak mengerti kenapa generasi tua yg notabene orang tua, nenek kakek, keluarga mereka bisa ambil bagian dalam sejarah Nazism. Ditambah lagi Jerman itu society yg ga terlalu antusias dengan perubahan. Kalo selama ini keadaan aman tentram dengan Mein Kampf dilarang, untuk me-revoke larangannya mereka gak bakalan ujug2 begitu aja, tapi kudu ala Jerman, dimana semuanya harus dianalisa dulu, ditimbang baik buruknya, dan kalaupun berubah dalam langkah kecil strategis dulu.


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