The Politics of Memory in Postwar Europe
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The Politics of Memory in Postwar Europe by Richard Ned Lebow
Comparative case studies of how memories of World War II have been constructed and revised in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Italy, and the USSR (Russia).
“A stimulating addition to the literature on the intersection between memory and history, this collection is an intelligent and robust engagement with issues that simply won’t go awayOne of its advantages is that it takes seriously the need to sharpen the conceptual tools we need to handle a subject as protean as memory.”—Jay Winter, author of Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in European Cultural History
“This is not the first collaborative volume on post–World War II memory in Europe to appear in recent years, but it is the best and most important. Two qualities that set it apart are the integration of excellent historical writing with a stimulating social-science framework and the broadly humanistic cultural sensibilities embodied in the country-specific chapters. The book will be read with benefit by students of history and political psychology, as well as by those interested in the comparative politics of the past.”—Martin O. Heisler, University of Maryland
“This is not the first collaborative volume on post–World War II memory in Europe to appear in recent years, but it is the best and most important. Two qualities that set it apart are the integration of excellent historical writing with a stimulating social-science framework and the broadly humanistic cultural sensibilities embodied in the country-specific chapters. The book will be read with benefit by students of history and political psychology, as well as by those interested in the comparative politics of the past.”—Martin O. Heisler, University of Maryland
Richard Ned Lebow is James O. Freedman Presidential Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. He is the author of many books, including The Tragic Vision of Politics: Ethics, Interests, and Orders.
Wulf Kansteiner is Associate Professor of History and Judaic Studies at Binghamton University. He is the author of In Pursuit of German Memory: History, Television, and Politics after Auschwitz.
Claudio Fogu teaches in the French and Italian Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of The Historic Imaginary: Politics of History in Fascist Italy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780822338178 |
| ISBN 10 | 0822338173 |
| Title | The Politics of Memory in Postwar Europe |
| Author | Richard Ned Lebow |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Year published | 2006-09-20 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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