War and Memorials

The Age of Nationalism and the Great War
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-506-78822-1
Verlag: Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh

Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 500 g

Reihe: War (hi)stories

War Memorials were an important element of nation building, for the invention of traditions, and the establishment of historical traditions. Especially nationalist remembrance in the late 19th century and the memory of the First World War stimulated a memorial boom in the period which the present book is focusing on. The remembrance of war is nothing particularly new in history, since victories in decisive battles had been of interest since ancient times. However, the age of nationalism and the First World War triggered a new level of war remembrance that was expressed in countless memorials all over the world. The present volume presents the research of international specialists from different disciplines within the Humanities, whose research is dealing with the role of war memorials for the remembrance of conflicts like the First World War and their perceptions within the analyzed societies. It will be shown how memorials – in several different chronological and geographical contexts – were used to remember the dead, remind the survivors, and warn the descendants.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jacob, Frank

Pearl, Kenneth

Weitere Mitwirkende

Baines, Gary

Betts, Sarah

Carlton, Sally

Edwards, Sam

Goodwin, Christopher

Medlock, Chelsea

Parker, Linda

Osborne, Mary E.

Smyth, Hanna

Jacob, Frank

Danielsson, Sarah K.

Shaw, Jeffrey M

Kümper, Hiram

Müller, Sabine

Angelow, Jürgen

Gerlach, Christian

Clauss, Martin

Moritz, Verena

Rinke, Stefan

Schüler-Springorum, Stefanie

Töppel, Roman

Wintjes, Jorit

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Museumskunde, Materielle Kultur, Erinnerungskultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Besondere Kriege und Kampagnen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Geschichtspolitik, Erinnerungskultur

Über Autor(innen)

Frank Jacob is Assistant Professor of World History at the City University of New York (QCC). Kenneth Pearl is Associate Professor of British and European History at the City University of New York (QCC).