{"product_id":"disasters-and-heroes-9780708318676","title":"Disasters and Heroes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eImages of war and its commemoration are an everyday presence in contemporary culture, from the embedded reporter in the field to the Last Post at the Menin Gate. \u003ci\u003eDisasters and Heroes: On War, Memory and Representation\u003c\/i\u003e revisits campaigns from the plains of Troy to recent events in the Balkans, examining how wars are represented and remembered. Angus Calder shows how the ''facts''of war are transformed into myths that condition later responses to war, and how the construction of memory begins with wartime events themselves.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBeginning with a section devoted to war memorials and the public remembrance of war, such as D-Day commemorations, the essays collected in \u003ci\u003eDisasters and Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e then look at the lived experience of war for ''ordinary'' people, while the final section deals with literary representation of war, from \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e to T.E. Lawrence and on to Christa Wolf''s \u003ci\u003eCassandra\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eDisasters and Heroes \u003c\/i\u003eis a thought-provoking collection dealing with issues of major significance which recent events have made painfully topical.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'..a thoughtful and learned collection with the essay on Crete being a real highlight. Calder's lightness of touch and wryness of tone means everything in here is never less than well done'.  Chapman","brand":"University of Wales Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865593262423,"sku":"9780708318676","price":7.07,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780708318676.jpg?v=1722274654","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/disasters-and-heroes-9780708318676","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}