This unique and absorbing book looks at the ways in which images
and memories of war have emerged and endured in the twentieth
century. Through a number of studies by the leading experts in the
field, ranging from the construction of memorials through to film
and personal testimonies, the complex identities of war memories
and their social, cultural and political significances are
thoroughly discussed. "War and Memory in the Twentieth Century"
explores differing ways in which memories of conflicts are
constructed from a multitude of perspectives and representations,
including: - the written and spoken word - cinematic and film
images - photography - monuments and memorials - museums - rituals
and public celebrationThe book also discusses how memories of war
differ between nations and individuals, and between proximity and
distance in time. Wide-ranging and original, individual essays
cover topics such as Anne Frank, British war crimes, the Gulf War
in British popular culture, German memory and identity, and popular
film. This truly interdisciplinary and wide-ranging book will be of
interest to the general reader as well as students and academics of
history, war and society, political science, cultural studies and
media studies. Contributors include: Tony Kushner, Southampton
University; David Cesarani, Southampton University; Bernice Archer,
Essex University; Jane Leonard, Queens University, Belfast; Lucy
Noakes, Sussex University; Margaretta Joly, Sussex University;
Catherine Moriarty, Sussex University; Bill Kidd, Stirling
University; Sue Harper, Portsmouth University; Martin Shaw, Sussex
University; Jeffrey Walsh, Manchester Metropolitan University;
Barry Doyle, Durham University;Gerd Knischewski, Portsmouth
University.
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