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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Main Author: Lowe, Keith (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, United Kingdom HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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