EAN: 9783039119233

CONSTRUCTIONS OF CONFLICT KARTONIERT (TB)

This collection of essays explores the ways in which memories of social  political and military
conflicts have been transmitted by twentieth- and twenty-first-century European historiography
culture and media  and the diverse representations  or constructions of conflict  that have
emerged as a result. Encompassing world wars  national conflicts  civil protests and acts of
terrorism from 1914 to 2009  the volume examines constructions of conflict in multiple national
contexts  including East West Germany  post-reunification Germany  Spain  France  Italy  Great
Britain and Iran. Individual essays investigate the roles played by agents and mediators of
memory  from protesters  soldiers  policemen and sports officials to historians  journalists 
writers and bloggers. In the process  they explore the complex interaction between
state-sanctioned memories  political memories and personal recollections. The nature and
influence of different carriers of memory are also discussed  such as historical narratives 
commemorative ceremonies  memorials  literature  films  the new media of the World Wide Web and
mobile phones  and visual representations including graphic novels and photographs. Organised
around three key themes - 'public and private discourses of memory'  'counter-memories' and
'commemorative practices' - the contributions to this volume engage in a vibrant and
instructive dialogue about contemporary processes of representing and constructing conflict.

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