Main Collective Identities and Post-War Violence in Europe, 1944–48: Reshaping the Nation (World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence)

Collective Identities and Post-War Violence in Europe, 1944–48: Reshaping the Nation (World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence)

Name: Collective Identities and Post-War Violence in Europe, 1944–48: Reshaping the Nation (World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence)
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ISBN: 9783030783853

Ota Konrád (editor), Boris Barth (editor), Jaromír Mrňka (editor)

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This book analyses the process of ‘reshaping’ liberated societies in post-1945 Europe. Post-war societies tried to solve three main questions immediately after the dark times of occupation: Who could be considered a patriot and a valuable member of the respective national community? How could relations between men and women be (re-)established? How could the respective society strengthen national cohesion? Violence in rather different forms appeared to be a powerful tool for such a complex reshaping of societies. The chapters are based on present primary research about specific cases and consider the different political, mental, and cultural developments in various nation-states between 1944 and 1948. Examples from Italy, France, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary demonstrate a new comparative and fascinating picture of post-war Europe. This perspective overcomes the notorious East-West dividing line, without covering the manifold differences between individual European countries.

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Year:

2021

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan

Language:

English

Pages:

345

ISBN 10:

3030783855