{"product_id":"celebrating-liberation-the-commemoration-and-instrumentalisation-of-the-end-of-the-second-world-war-in-contemporary-czech-and-slovak-politics-9783631845363","title":"Celebrating Liberation: The Commemoration and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book contributes to the discussion about the instrumental use of history. It\u003cbr\u003eanalyses two examples of public festivities related to the events and legacy of the final\u003cbr\u003estage of World War II. The first of these commemoration events is the Liberation Festival\u003cbr\u003ein Pilsen, a public event celebrating the liberation of Pilsen in 1945. The second\u003cbr\u003eevent is the celebration of the Slovak National Uprising anniversary, held annually\u003cbr\u003ein Banská Bystrica. The analysis focuses on the manner in which public commemorations\u003cbr\u003eof historical events are used and instrumentalised by contemporary political\u003cbr\u003eelites. Prior to the political and social relevance of the analysed events, the narratives\u003cbr\u003ethey produce are transcending into the cultural and commercial spheres.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue – Preface – Introduction: The importance of researching public celebrations and commemorations of the past – Politics, history, memory, and commemoration –Liberation Festival in the most \"American city\" in Europe – Slovak National Uprising as a \"national treasure\" and its annual celebrations in Banská Bystrica – Conclusion –Epilogue – List of figures – Bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51044517347671,"sku":"9783631845363","price":26.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783631845363.jpg?v=1750961879","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/celebrating-liberation-the-commemoration-and-instrumentalisation-of-the-end-of-the-second-world-war-in-contemporary-czech-and-slovak-politics-9783631845363","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}