Soldiers of Memory : World War II and Its Aftermath in Estonian Post-Soviet Life Stories.
Soldiers of Memory explores the complexities and ambiguities of World War II experience from the Estonian veterans' point of view. Since the end of World War II, contesting veteran cultures have developed on the basis of different war experiences and search for recognition in the public arena o...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Amsterdam :
Rodopi,
2010.
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Colección: | On the boundary of two worlds ;
27. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Soldiers of Memory explores the complexities and ambiguities of World War II experience from the Estonian veterans' point of view. Since the end of World War II, contesting veteran cultures have developed on the basis of different war experiences and search for recognition in the public arena of history. The book reflects on this process by combining witness accounts with their critical analysis from the aspect of post-Soviet remembrance culture and politics. The first part of the book examines the persistent remembrance of World War II. Eight life stories of Estonian men are presented, reveal. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (439 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9789042032446 9042032448 |