Broken Bonds and Divided Memories: Wartime Massacres Reconsidered in a Comparative Perspective
This paper discusses the emergence of 'divided memories' in the aftermath of wartime massacres in Greece and Italy. Based on ethnographic research in the Greek community of Drakeia, it focuses on an apparent 'ethnographic enigma': the formation of a strong anti-partisan memory in...
| Publié dans: | Oral History. - Oral History Society. - 35(2007), 1, Seite 39-48 |
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| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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2007
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| Accès à la collection: | Oral History |
| Sujets: | Greece Italy World War Two massacres memory Law Behavioral sciences Social sciences Political science History |
| Résumé: | This paper discusses the emergence of 'divided memories' in the aftermath of wartime massacres in Greece and Italy. Based on ethnographic research in the Greek community of Drakeia, it focuses on an apparent 'ethnographic enigma': the formation of a strong anti-partisan memory in a community previously organised in the resistance movement. Using comparative material from Italian communities, the paper describes the variety of responses to wartime massacres and reflects on what seem to be important factors in shaping such memories: the political context, the process of transmission, social structure, local politics and cultural patterns. |
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| ISSN: | 01430955 |