ISBN:
9781409444299
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1409444295
,
9781409444282
,
1409444287
Language:
English
Pages:
241 pages
DDC:
303.6/60940904
Keywords:
1900 - 1999
;
Geschichte 1900-2000
;
Geschichte 1989
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
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War and civilization
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War and society
;
Geschichte
;
War and society History 20th century
;
War and civilization History 20th century
;
Kollektives Gedächtnis
;
Politischer Wandel
;
Erster Weltkrieg
;
Zweiter Weltkrieg
;
Europa
;
Europa
;
Konferenzschrift 2010
;
Europa
;
Erster Weltkrieg
;
Zweiter Weltkrieg
;
Politischer Wandel
;
Geschichte 1989
;
Kollektives Gedächtnis
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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"Focusing on three of the defining moments of the twentieth century -- the end of the two World Wars and the collapse of the Iron Curtain -- this volume presents a rich, interdisciplinary collection of authoritative essays, covering a wide range of thematic, regional and methodological perspectives. By re-examining these traumatic years it illuminates ideas concerning mythologisation, mobilisation, commemoration, confrontation and representation in the aftermath of conflict. The relationship between the living and the dead, the contestation of memories and legacies of war in cultural and political discourses, and the significance of generations are key threads binding the collection together. While not claiming to be the definitive study of so vast a subject, the collection nevertheless presents a series of enlightening historical and cultural perspectives from leading scholars in the field, and it pushes back the boundaries of the burgeoning field of the study of legacies and memories of war. Bringing together historians, literary scholars, political scientists and cultural studies experts to discuss the legacies and memories of war in Europe (1918-1945-1989), the collection makes an important contribution to the ongoing interdisciplinary conversation regarding the interwoven legacies of twentieth-century Europe's three major conflicts"--Provided by publisher
