This collection of essays offers a novel approach to the cultural and social history of Europe after the Second World War. In a shift of perspective, it does not conceive of the impressive economic and political stability of the postwar era as a quasi-natural return to previous patterns of societal development but approaches it as an attempt to establish 'normality' upon the lingering memories of experiencing violence on a hitherto unprecedented scale. It views the relationship of the violence of the 1940s to the apparent ...
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This collection of essays offers a novel approach to the cultural and social history of Europe after the Second World War. In a shift of perspective, it does not conceive of the impressive economic and political stability of the postwar era as a quasi-natural return to previous patterns of societal development but approaches it as an attempt to establish 'normality' upon the lingering memories of experiencing violence on a hitherto unprecedented scale. It views the relationship of the violence of the 1940s to the apparent 'normality' and stability of the 1950s as a key to understanding the history of post-war Europe. While the history of post-war Germany naturally looms large in this collection, the essays deal with countries across Western and Central Europe, offer comparative perspectives on their subjects, and draw upon a wide range of primary and secondary source material.
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Very good. Softcover. Text clean. Sticker residue on back cover. Minor wear evident on covers. Very Good Plus. Trade paperback (US). 376 p. Publications of the German Historical Institute. Audience: Professional and scholarly; College/higher education. BESSEL, Richard, and Dirk Schumann (eds. ); Alice Förster, Birgit Beck, Sabine Behrenbeck, Ido de Haan, Atina Grossmann, Andrea Petö, Joanna Bourke, Dagmar Herzog, Pat Thane, Michael Wildt, Damian van Melis, Pieter Lagrou, Donald Sassoon, Paul Betts, Alon Confino. "Life After Death: Approaches to a Cultural and Social History of Europe During the 1940s and 1950s (German Historical Institute)." Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, UK, 2003. English language. Softcover. 364 pages. Text clean. Sticker residue on back cover. Minor wear evident on covers. Very Good Plus. ISBN: 9780521009225.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 376 p. Publications of the German Historical Institute . 1 Halftones, unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/higher education audience.