Prague Panoramas: National Memory and Sacred Space in the Twentieth Century

Paces offers a panoramic view of Prague as the cradle of Czech national identity. These memory sites represent attempts by civic, religious, cultural, and political forces to create a cohesive sense of self for a country and a people torn by war and internal strife.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Cynthia Paces is associate professor of history at The College of New Jersey. Her articles have appeared in the journals Radical History Review and Nationalities Papers, and she has contributed chapters to several books, including: Memory and Impact of Political Transformation in Public Space; Staging the Past; and Constructing Identity in East Central Europe.

Zusammenfassung

Examines the creation of symbols of Czech national identity in the public spaces of the city during the twentieth century. These "sites of memory" were attempts to form a cohesive sense of self for a country and a people torn by war, foreign occupation, and internal strife.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Cynthia Paces
• Verlag: Univ Of Pittsburgh Pr
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.09.2009
• EAN: 9780822960355
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-6035-5
• Seiten: 352
• Abmessung: 155 mm x 238 mm x 25 mm
• Gewicht: 546 g
• Serien: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies; Pitt Series in Russian and Eas; Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies; Russian and East European Stud; Pitt Series in Russian and Eas; Russian and East European Studies
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte