- Summary
- This text brings together leading history and international relations scholars to provide an examination of the impact of collective memory. The study makes a contribution to developing a theory of memory and international relations and also examines specific cases of collective memory's influence.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2010
- Contents
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1. Collective Memory as a Factor in Political Culture and International Relations / Eric Langenbacher
2. Germany's National Identity, Collective Memory, and Role Abroad / Bettina Warburg
3. Collective Memory and German-Polish Relations / Eric Langenbacher
4. Building Up a Memory: Austria, Switzerland, and Europe Face the Holocaust / Avi Beker
5. Memory, Tradition, and Revival: Who, Then, Speaks for the Jews? / Ori Z. Soltes
6. September 11 in the Rearview Mirror: Contemporary Policies and Perceptions of the Past / Omer Bartov
7. The Eventful Dates 12-12 and 9-11: Tales of Power and Tales of Experience in Contemporary History / Michael Kazin
8. The Use and Abuse of History in Berlin and Washington Since 9-11: A Plea for a New Era of Candor / Jeffrey Herf
9. Of Shrines and Hooligans: The Structure of the History Problem in East Asia after 9-11 / Thomas U. Berger
10. Popular Culture and Collective Memory: Remembering and Forgetting in Chinese
U.S. Relations after 9-11 / Gerrit W. Gong
- Other Authors/Editors
- Langenbacher, Eric.
Shain, Yossi, 1956-
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Collective Memory as a Factor in Political Culture and International Relations / Eric Langenbacher -- 2. Germany's National Identity, Collective Memory, and Role Abroad / Bettina Warburg -- 3. Collective Memory and German-Polish Relations / Eric Langenbacher -- 4. Building Up a Memory: Austria, Switzerland, and Europe Face the Holocaust / Avi Beker -- 5. Memory, Tradition, and Revival: Who, Then, Speaks for the Jews? / Ori Z. Soltes -- 6. September 11 in the Rearview Mirror: Contemporary Policies and Perceptions of the Past / Omer Bartov -- 7. The Eventful Dates 12-12 and 9-11: Tales of Power and Tales of Experience in Contemporary History / Michael Kazin -- 8. The Use and Abuse of History in Berlin and Washington Since 9-11: A Plea for a New Era of Candor / Jeffrey Herf -- 9. Of Shrines and Hooligans: The Structure of the History Problem in East Asia after 9-11 / Thomas U. Berger -- 10. Popular Culture and Collective Memory: Remembering and Forgetting in Chinese--U.S. Relations after 9-11 / Gerrit W. Gong