2015 | Buch
The Politics of War Commemoration in the UK and Russia
verfasst von: Nataliya Danilova
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Buchreihe : Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies
2015 | Buch
verfasst von: Nataliya Danilova
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Buchreihe : Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies
This book analyses contemporary war commemoration in Britain and Russia. Focusing on the political aspects of remembrance, it explores the instrumentalisation of memory for managing civil-military relations and garnering public support for conflicts. It explains the nexus between remembrance, militarisation and nationalism in modern societies.