War And Remembrance In The Twentieth Century; Editor: Winter, Jay; Editor: Sivan, Emmanuel; Hardcover

Editor: Winter, Jay; Editor: Sivan, Emmanuel
Series#:5; Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare; Hardcover
Published: January 1999
Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521640350

Collaborative volume examining how wars have been remembered in Europe, America and the Middle East.Examines the behaviour of the individuals who engage in acts of remembrance in the aftermaths of the First and Second World Wars, the Spanish Civil War, and the Algerian War. Examines the behaviour of the individuals who engage in acts of remembrance in the aftermaths of the First and Second World Wars, the Spanish Civil War, and the Algerian War.How war has been remembered collectively is the central question in this volume. This volume 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.