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Finland, South Africa and Bosnia-Herzegovina are each burdened by memories of a civil war, between either social classes, racial groups or ethnic communities. History wars have followed the conflicts and been fought on the arenas of popular rhetoric, public memory, that is, monuments, museums and commemoration rituals, and history education. This book studies how the parties to these conflicts have attributed guilt to «the others» and victimhood to «us» in each country, and compares their respective memory politics and education strategies. The author draws on the potential on «history from below» activities and multiperspectival history lessons.

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Contents: Post-conflict society – The burden of the past – Historical justice – Myths of guilt and victimization – Social memory – Transformation of public memory and history education – «History from below» – Multiperspectivality – International co-operation.

Coming to Terms with a Dark Past: How

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      Publisher: Peter Lang AG
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/11/2012
      ISBN13: 9783631639023, 978-3631639023
      ISBN10: 3631639023

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Finland, South Africa and Bosnia-Herzegovina are each burdened by memories of a civil war, between either social classes, racial groups or ethnic communities. History wars have followed the conflicts and been fought on the arenas of popular rhetoric, public memory, that is, monuments, museums and commemoration rituals, and history education. This book studies how the parties to these conflicts have attributed guilt to «the others» and victimhood to «us» in each country, and compares their respective memory politics and education strategies. The author draws on the potential on «history from below» activities and multiperspectival history lessons.

      Table of Contents
      Contents: Post-conflict society – The burden of the past – Historical justice – Myths of guilt and victimization – Social memory – Transformation of public memory and history education – «History from below» – Multiperspectivality – International co-operation.

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