War and Remembrance in the Twentieth Century

Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare

by Jay Murray Winter, Emmanuel Sivan (Editor)

Drawing on material from Europe, America and the Middle East, leading scholars of twentieth century history address the issue of how wars, and the loss of life in wars, have been remembered collectively in the aftermath of conflicts such as the First and Second World Wars, the Spanish Civil War and the Algerian War. However, rather than focus on whole societies or ruling groups alone, this volume adopts a "social agency" approach to highlight the behavior of small groups and individuals who do the work of remembrance.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

268 pages, Hardcover

First published February 18, 1999

Reviews

[Debbie]

Some excellent and emotive passages mixed in with some incredibly heavy reading.