War and Memorials

The Second World War and Beyond
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-506-78823-8
Verlag: Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh

Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 412 g

Reihe: War (Hi) Stories

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jacob, Frank

Pearl, Kenneth

Weitere Mitwirkende

Elias, Christopher

Metzger, Martina

Stromberger, Monika

Van Ells, Mark D.

Vu, Linh

Zukas, Lorna

Kümper, Hiram

Jacob, Frank

Shaw, Jeffrey M

Danielsson, Sarah K.

Müller, Sabine

Angelow, Jürgen

Gerlach, Christian

Clauss, Martin

Moritz, Verena

Rinke, Stefan

Schüler-Springorum, Stefanie

Töppel, Roman

Wintjes, Jorit

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Militärische Institutionen, Gedenkstätten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Besondere Kriege und Kampagnen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Geschichtspolitik, Erinnerungskultur
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Museumskunde, Materielle Kultur, Erinnerungskultur

Über Autor(innen)

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).