
War and Memorials
The Second World War and Beyond
Brill Deutschland GmbH (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 25. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
VI, 220 pages
978-3-506-78823-8 (ISBN)
Description
With the end of the Second World War, all its violence, war crimes, and sufferings as well as the atomic threat of the Cold War period, societies began to gradually remember wars in a different way. The glorious or honorable element of the age of nationalism was transformed into a rather dunning one, while peace movements demanded an end of war itself.
To analyze these changes and to show how war was remembered after the end of the Second World War, the present volume assembles the work of international specialists who deal with this particular question from different national and international perspectives. The contributions analyze the role of soldiers, perpetrators, and victims of different conflicts, including the Second World War. They show which motivational settings led to the erection of war memorials reflecting the values and historical traditions of the second half of the 20th and the 21st centuries. Thus, this interdisciplinary volume explores how war is commemorated and how its actors and victims are perceived around the globe.
To analyze these changes and to show how war was remembered after the end of the Second World War, the present volume assembles the work of international specialists who deal with this particular question from different national and international perspectives. The contributions analyze the role of soldiers, perpetrators, and victims of different conflicts, including the Second World War. They show which motivational settings led to the erection of war memorials reflecting the values and historical traditions of the second half of the 20th and the 21st centuries. Thus, this interdisciplinary volume explores how war is commemorated and how its actors and victims are perceived around the globe.
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
12
1 s/w Tabelle, 11 s/w Abbildungen
11 s/w Abb., 1 s/w Tab.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
412 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-506-78823-8 (9783506788238)
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).