
War and Memorials
The Age of Nationalism and the Great War
Brill Deutschland GmbH (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 25. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
VI, 284 pages
978-3-506-78822-1 (ISBN)
Description
War Memorials were an important element of nation building, for the invention of traditions, and the establishment of historical traditions. Especially nationalist remembrance in the late 19th century and the memory of the First World War stimulated a memorial boom in the period which the present book is focusing on.
The remembrance of war is nothing particularly new in history, since victories in decisive battles had been of interest since ancient times. However, the age of nationalism and the First World War triggered a new level of war remembrance that was expressed in countless memorials all over the world. The present volume presents the research of international specialists from different disciplines within the Humanities, whose research is dealing with the role of war memorials for the remembrance of conflicts like the First World War and their perceptions within the analyzed societies. It will be shown how memorials - in several different chronological and geographical contexts - were used to remember the dead, remind the survivors, and warn the descendants.
The remembrance of war is nothing particularly new in history, since victories in decisive battles had been of interest since ancient times. However, the age of nationalism and the First World War triggered a new level of war remembrance that was expressed in countless memorials all over the world. The present volume presents the research of international specialists from different disciplines within the Humanities, whose research is dealing with the role of war memorials for the remembrance of conflicts like the First World War and their perceptions within the analyzed societies. It will be shown how memorials - in several different chronological and geographical contexts - were used to remember the dead, remind the survivors, and warn the descendants.
More details
Series
Edition
2019
Language
English
Place of publication
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill | Schöningh
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
28
27 s/w Abbildungen, 1 s/w Tabelle
27 s/w Abb., 1 s/w Tab.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-506-78822-1 (9783506788221)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Frank Jacob is Assistant Professor of World History at the City University of New York (QCC).
Kenneth Pearl is Associate Professor of British and European History at the City University of New York (QCC).
Kenneth Pearl is Associate Professor of British and European History at the City University of New York (QCC).