Remembering War - The Great War between Memory and History in the 20th Century (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)

This is a masterful volume on remembrance and war in the twentieth century. Jay Winter locates the fascination with the subject of memory within a long-term trajectory that focuses on the Great War. Images, languages, and practices that appeared during and after the two world wars focused on the need to acknowledge the victims of war and shaped the ways in which future conflicts were imagined and remembered. At the core of the "memory boom" is an array of collective meditations on war and the victims of war, Winter says.
The book begins by tracing the origins of contemporary interest in memory, then describes practices of remembrance that have linked history and memory, particularly in the first half of the twentieth century. The author also considers "theaters of memory"--film, television, museums, and war crimes trials in which the past is seen through public representations of memories. The book concludes with reflections on the significance of these practices for the cultural history of the twentieth century as a whole.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2006
First published:	May 2006
Authors:	Jay Winter
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	352
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-11068-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-300-11068-5
Barcode:	9780300110685

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