Prisoners of history what monuments to the Second World War tell us about our history and ourselves
In this extraordinary history book, Keith Lowe uses monuments from around the world to show how different countries have attempted to sculpt their history in the wake of the Second World War, and what these memorials reveal about their politics and national identity today. Amongst many questions, th...
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London, United Kingdom
HarperCollins Publishers
2020
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Add Tag | Summary: | In this extraordinary history book, Keith Lowe uses monuments from around the world to show how different countries have attempted to sculpt their history in the wake of the Second World War, and what these memorials reveal about their politics and national identity today. Amongst many questions, the book asks: What does Germany signal to today's far right by choosing not to disclose the exact resting place of Hitler? How can a bronze statue of a young girl in Seoul cause mass controversy? What is Russia trying to prove and hide, still building victory monuments at a prolific rate for a war now seventy years over? As many around the world are questioning who and what we memorialise, Prisoners of History challenges our idea of national memory, history, and the enormous power of symbols in society today |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 346 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-344) |
| ISBN: | 9780008339548 0008339546 |
History of the Second World War