War and Public Memory - Case Studies in Twentieth-Century Europe

Offers an introduction to key issues in the study of war and memory that examines significant conflicts in twentieth-century Europe. David Messenger argues that in order to understand the history of twentieth-century Europe, we must first appreciate and accept how different societies and cultures remember their national conflicts.

About the author

David A. Messenger is chair and professor of history at the University of South Alabama. He is coeditor of A Nazi Past: Recasting German Identity in Postwar Europe and author of Hunting Nazis in Franco's Spain.

Summary

Offers an introduction to key issues in the study of war and memory that examines significant conflicts in twentieth-century Europe. David Messenger argues that in order to understand the history of twentieth-century Europe, we must first appreciate and accept how different societies and cultures remember their national conflicts.

Product details

• Authors: David A Messenger, David A. Messenger
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9780817359645
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-5964-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 399 g
• Series: War, Memory, and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Europäische Geschichte, Militärgeschichte, Politik und Staat, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, History - General History