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Memories of the Second World War in neutral Europe, 1945-2023 /

"This edited volume is a sequel to, and a development of, "The Long Aftermath: Cultural Legacies of Europe at War, 1936-2016" (2016). It focuses on the six major European countries and states that remained officially neutral throughout the Second World War, namely Ireland, Spain, Port...

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Group Author: Bragança, Manuel, 1973- (Editor); Tame, Peter D., 1945- (Editor)
Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
Publisher Address: Abingdon, Oxon :
Publication Dates: 2024.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Routledge studies in Second World War history
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 > Public opinion.
Neutrality > Europe > History > 20th century.
Collective memory > Europe.
War and society > Europe.
Arts and society > Europe.
Arts and society.
Collective memory.
Neutrality.
Public opinion.
Social aspects.
War and society.
Europe.
Summary: "This edited volume is a sequel to, and a development of, "The Long Aftermath: Cultural Legacies of Europe at War, 1936-2016" (2016). It focuses on the six major European countries and states that remained officially neutral throughout the Second World War, namely Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Vatican. Its transnational, comparative and interdisciplinary approach addresses complex questions pertaining to collective remembrance, national policies and politics, and intellectual as well as cultural responses to neutrality during and after the conflict. The contributions are from a broad range of scholars working across the disciplines of history, literature, film, media, and cultural studies. Their thought-provoking chapters challenge many assumptions about neutrality in the post-war European and global context, thereby filling a gap in the existing scholarship. Common themes that run through the volume include the intertwined and dynamic links between neutrality and moral responsibility during and after the Second World War, the importance of memory politics and popular culture in shaping collective memories, and the impact of the Holocaust in shifting traditional perspectives on neutrality since the 1990s. This volume will be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates, scholars interested in the field of memory studies, as well as non-specialist readers"--
Item Description: Collection of essays by Elspeth Payne and 23 others.
Carrier Form: xxii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780367715175
0367715171
9780367715182
036771518X
Index Number: D744
CLC: K505-05
K152-05
Call Number: K152-05/M533
Contents: European Neutrals in World War II and after : a balancing act -- Ireland / Éire -- Portugal -- Spain -- Sweden -- Switzerland -- The Vatican -- The Shadow of the Second World War on Neutral Europe.

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