{"product_id":"dynamics-of-memory-and-identity-in-contemporary-europe-9780857455772","title":"Dynamics of Memory and Identity in Contemporary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collapse of the Iron Curtain, the renationalization of eastern Europe, and the simultaneous eastward expansion of the European Union have all impacted the way the past is remembered in today''s eastern Europe. At the same time, in recent years, the Europeanization of Holocaust memory and a growing sense of the need to stage a more self-critical memory has significantly changed the way in which western Europe commemorates and memorializes the past. The increasing dissatisfaction among scholars with the blanket, undifferentiated use of the term collective memory is evolving in new directions. This volume brings the tension into focus while addressing the state of memory theory itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Overall this is an interesting collection with a number of thought-provoking essays. Notably, several of the chapters bring new (social science) methodologies to the interdisciplinary field of memory studies. It is also a strength of the volume that, while the focus is clearly on memories of World War II and the Holocaust, it incorporates consideration of a range of pasts that continue to have a significant impact on the way Europeans understand themselves and others. The comparative perspective proves particularly fruitful in raising new questions regarding different kinds of remembrance at both the national and the European level.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· European Legacy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The volume is well-structured and the individual chapters are put together in a coherent fashion. The material they cover is extremely engaging and is new to the English-speaking audience, especially where the French and German literature is concerned. They also add richness to a debate already characterised by its increasing politicisation. This is, therefore, a valuable volume… [that] will appeal to a wide range of scholars and students from humanities and social sciences disciplinary backgrounds, from history to anthropology as well as memory scholars. It also provides food for thought at a time when a better understanding of Europe’s past, present and future is a political imperative and an incentive for future research.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· H-France Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is a very interesting and well-researched contribution to the memory studies literature. The individual chapters are based on sophisticated research and provide up-to-date insight into the debates in their fields of specialization. Especially impressive is that, across the board, they draw on literatures and source materials in the languages of interest, so that the volume brings together a new set of materials for an English-speaking audience.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Jenny Wüstenberg,\u003c\/strong\u003e Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies, Free University of Berlin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eEric Langenbacher\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBill Niven\u003c\/em\u003e, \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003eRuth Wittlinger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Dynamics of Generational Memory: Understanding the East-West Divide\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHarald Wydra\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Time-out for National Heroes? Gender as an Analytical Category in the Study of Memory Cultures\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHelle Bjerg\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003eClaudia Lenz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Memory-Market Dictum: Gauging the Inherent Bias in Different Data Sources Common in Collective Memory Studies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMark A. Wolfgram\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Remembering WWII in Europe - Structures of Remembrance\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eChristian Gudehus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ach(tung) Europa: German Writers and the Establishment of a Collective Memory of Europe\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHans-Joachim Hahn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eCritiquing the Stranger, Inventing Europe: Integration and the Fascist Legacy\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMark Wagstaff\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Thread That Binds Together: Lidice, Oradour, Putten, and the Memory of World War II\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMadelon de Keizer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Memory of World War II in France: National and Transnational Dynamics\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHenning Meyer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Field of the Blackbirds and the Battle for Europe\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnna Di Lellio\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eTransformation of Memory in Croatia: Removing Yugoslav Anti-Fascism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLjiljana Radonic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e German Victimhood Discourse in Comparative Perspective\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBill Niven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e Shaking off the Past? The New Germany in the New Europe\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRuth Wittlinger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion: \u003c\/strong\u003eA Plea for an “Intergovernmental” European Memory\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eEric Langenbacher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038912348503,"sku":"9780857455772","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857455772.jpg?v=1750941911","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dynamics-of-memory-and-identity-in-contemporary-europe-9780857455772","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}