Views of Violence: Representing the Second World War in German and European Museums and Memorials Contributor(s): Echternkamp, Jörg (Editor), Jaeger, Stephan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1789201268 ISBN-13: 9781789201260 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | Museum Studies - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Modern - 20th Century |
Dewey: 940.530 |
LCCN: 2018050326 |
Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 284 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Twenty-first-century views of historical violence have been immeasurably influenced by cultural representations of the Second World War. Within Europe, one of the key sites for such representation has been the vast array of museums and memorials that reflect contemporary ideas of war, the roles of soldiers and civilians, and the self-perception of those who remember. This volume takes a historical perspective on museums covering the Second World War and explores how these institutions came to define political contexts and cultures of public memory in Germany, across Europe, and throughout the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Echternkamp, J.: - Jörg Echternkamp is a Research Director at the Center for Military History and Social Sciences, Potsdam, and an Associate Professor of Modern History at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. He is co-editor of the journal Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift and has previously published the books Das Dritte Reich (2018) and Soldaten im Nachkrieg 1945-1955 (2014). Jaeger, Stephan: -Stephan Jaeger is a Professor of German Studies and the Head of the Department of German and Slavic Studies at the University of Manitoba. His research covers narratives, representations and memory of war in German and European literature, film, historiography, and museums. His books include Theorie lyrischen Ausdrucks (2001) and Performative Geschichtsschreibung (2011). |