Dunkirk and the Popular Memory of Britain at War, 1940–58
The evacuation of the British Army from Dunkirk in 1940 has an iconic place in British culture. This article draws on a concept of popular memory that suggests that rival versions of the past compete for cultural centrality, to ask how Dunkirk acquired this position. During the war, accounts stresse...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Contemporary History. - Sage Publications. - 45(2010), 4, Seite 788-811 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2010
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of Contemporary History |
| Schlagworte: | Political science Behavioral sciences Arts Applied sciences History Physical sciences |
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