"One strength of Carrier's book is the way he charts these debates,
showing how they were symptomatic of a wider struggle over national
memory. Another great strength of this book is its thorough and
informative knowledge of theoretical literature on memory and
memorials, a knowledge which Carrier - to his enormous credit -
does not simply parade before us but actually applies to the
objects of his study...a superb book."- European History Quarterly
" Carrier] argues convincingly that what really matters about
these memorials is not so much the finished product as the social
and political context in which they were mooted, conceived and
built - and the empirical context in which they are subsequently
interpreted... Another great strength of this book is its thorough
and informative knowledge of theoretical literature on memory and
memorials. - European History
"Carrier's analysis of the form and the multidimensional meaning
of the monuments is insightful. One of the most important
contributions of this book is its argument that sites of memory
produce not only social consensus but also dialogue and competition
between the victims." - German History
Since 1989, two sites of memory with respect to the deportation
and persecution of Jews in France and Germany during the Second
World War have received intense public attention: the Velo d'Hiver
(Winter Velodrome) in Paris and the Monument for the Murdered Jews
of Europe or Holocaust Monument in Berlin. Why is this so? Both
monuments, the author argues, are unique in the history of memorial
projects. Although they are genuine "sites of memory," neither
monument celebrates history, but rather serve as platforms for the
deliberation, negotiation and promotion of social consensus over
the memorial status of war crimes in France and Germany. The
debates over these monuments indicate that it is the communication
among members of the public via the mass media, rather than
qualities inherent in the sites themselves, which transformed these
sites into symbols beyond traditional conceptions of heritage and
patriotism.
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