War and Memorials The Second World War and Beyond

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 hon-orable element of the age of nationalism was trans-formed into a rather dunning o...

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Main Authors Jacob, Frank, Pearl, Kenneth
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston BRILL 2019
Brill | Schöningh
Edition1
SeriesWar (Hi) Stories
Subjects
Asia
Europe
Global History
History of Memory
Military History
Second World War
United States
War Memorials
World War, 1939-1945
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Summary: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 hon-orable element of the age of nationalism was trans-formed into a rather dunning one, while peace move-ments 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.
ISBN:350678823X
9783506788238