Life after Death by Richard Bessel
This collection of essays offers a novel approach to the cultural and social history of Europe after the Second World War. In a shift of perspective, it does not conceive of the impressive economic and political stability of the postwar era as a quasi-natural return to previous patterns of societal development but approaches it as an attempt to establish 'normality' upon the lingering memories of experiencing violence on a hitherto unprecedented scale. It views the relationship of the violence of the 1940s to the apparent 'normality' and stability of the 1950s as a key to understanding the history of post-war Europe. While the history of post-war Germany naturally looms large in this collection, the essays deal with countries across Western and Central Europe, offer comparative perspectives on their subjects, and draw upon a wide range of primary and secondary source material.
"The volume has considerable value in bringing together some of the most innovative social and cultural historians of postwar Europe" Journal of Social History
Bessel, Richard: -
Richard Bessel is a professor of twentieth-century history at the University of York and the author of Nazism and War.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521009225 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521009227 |
| Title | Life after Death |
| Author | Richard Bessel |
| Series | Publications Of The German Historical Institute |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2003-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 376 |
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