World War II memory and contested commemorations in Europe and Russia
Instrumentalization of the wartime past for political gain is the subject of this study of eleven World War II commemorations.
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| Sprache: | English |
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Oxford New York, NY : Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Schlagworte: | World War, 1939-1945-Europe-Anniversaries, etc World War, 1939-1945-Monuments-Europe World War, 1939-1945 |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource |
| Zusammenfassung: | Instrumentalization of the wartime past for political gain is the subject of this study of eleven World War II commemorations. 1 Introduction to the Politicization of World War II in Europe and Russia: Actors and Strategies in Recent Memory Wars -- 2 Right-Wing Challenges to Cosmopolitan Memory in Western Europe -- 3 Restoration of Fallen Soldiers to the Pantheon of National Heroes: Commemorations in Eastern Europe -- 4 August 23, 1939: From a Non-Event to a Russian Weapon against Poland (and the West) -- 5 Commemoration of Victory Day: The Many Meanings of the War's End -- 6 The Present Meanings of the Wartime Past -- References -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource |
| ISBN: | 9780198894223 0198894228 9780198894162 0198894163 |