War and Remembrance in the Twentieth Century Tapa dura - 1999

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Cambridge University Press. Very Good/Very Good. 1999. Hard Cover. 8vo 0521640350 Dust jacket complete Original black cloth with bright silver titling on spine. 260 pages clean and tight. How war has been remembered collectively is the central question in this volume. War in the twentieth century is a vivid and traumatic phenomenon which left behind it survivors who engage time and time again in acts of remembrance. This volume, containing essays by outstanding scholars of twentieth-century history, focuses on the issues raised by the shadow of war in this century. The behaviour, not of whole societies or of ruling groups alone, but of the individuals who do the work of remembrance, is discussed by examining the traumatic collective memory resulting from the horrors of the First World War, the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War, and the Algerian War. By studying public forms of remembrance, such as museums and exhibitions, literature and film, the editors have succeeded in bringing… Leer más

Cambridge University Press, 1999-02-28. Hardcover. Good.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1999. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket - DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. 260 pages. A series of essays by notable modern historians examining the issues raised by the shadow of war. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.