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Prisoners of history : what monuments to World War II tell us about our history and ourselves, Keith Lowe
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- Summary
- "A look at how our monuments to World War II shape the way we think about the war by an award-winning historian. Keith Lowe, an award-winning author of books on WWII, saw monuments around the world taken down in political protest and began to wonder what monuments built to commemorate WWII say about us today. Focusing on these monuments, Prisoners of History looks at World War II and the way it still tangibly exists within our midst. He looks at all aspects of the war from the victors to the fallen, from the heroes to the villains, from the apocalypse to the rebuilding after devastation. He focuses on twenty-five monuments including The Motherland Calls in Russia, the US Marine Corps Memorial in the USA, Italy's Shrine to the Fallen, China's Nanjin Massacre Memorial, The A Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, the balcony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem and The Liberation Route that runs from London to Berlin. Unsurprisingly, he finds that different countries view the war differently. In monuments erected in the US, Lowe sees triumph and patriotic dedications to the heroes. In Europe, the monuments are melancholy, ambiguous and more often than not dedicated to the victims. In these differing international views of the war, Lowe sees the stone and metal expressions of sentiments that imprison us today with their unchangeable opinions. Published on the 75th anniversary of the end of the war, Prisoners of History is a 21st century view of a 20th century war that still haunts us today"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xxi, 346 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250235022
- Label
- Prisoners of history : what monuments to World War II tell us about our history and ourselves
- Title
- Prisoners of history
- Title remainder
- what monuments to World War II tell us about our history and ourselves
- Statement of responsibility
- Keith Lowe
- Title variation
- What monuments to World War II tell us about our history and ourselves
- Subject
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- Collective memory -- Case studies
- HISTORY / World
- Historiography
- Memorialization
- Memorialization -- Case studies
- Monuments
- Public opinion
- 1939-1945
- War and society -- Case studies
- War memorials -- Political aspects
- War memorials -- Political aspects
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Historiography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Monuments
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Public opinion
- War and society
- Collective memory
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A look at how our monuments to World War II shape the way we think about the war by an award-winning historian. Keith Lowe, an award-winning author of books on WWII, saw monuments around the world taken down in political protest and began to wonder what monuments built to commemorate WWII say about us today. Focusing on these monuments, Prisoners of History looks at World War II and the way it still tangibly exists within our midst. He looks at all aspects of the war from the victors to the fallen, from the heroes to the villains, from the apocalypse to the rebuilding after devastation. He focuses on twenty-five monuments including The Motherland Calls in Russia, the US Marine Corps Memorial in the USA, Italy's Shrine to the Fallen, China's Nanjin Massacre Memorial, The A Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, the balcony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem and The Liberation Route that runs from London to Berlin. Unsurprisingly, he finds that different countries view the war differently. In monuments erected in the US, Lowe sees triumph and patriotic dedications to the heroes. In Europe, the monuments are melancholy, ambiguous and more often than not dedicated to the victims. In these differing international views of the war, Lowe sees the stone and metal expressions of sentiments that imprison us today with their unchangeable opinions. Published on the 75th anniversary of the end of the war, Prisoners of History is a 21st century view of a 20th century war that still haunts us today"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1970-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lowe, Keith
- Dewey number
- 940.54/6
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- D830
- LC item number
- .L68 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Memorialization
- War memorials
- World War, 1939-1945
- Collective memory
- War and society
- HISTORY / World
- Collective memory
- Historiography
- Memorialization
- Monuments
- Public opinion
- War and society
- War memorials
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Prisoners of history : what monuments to World War II tell us about our history and ourselves, Keith Lowe
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- MSTDDAPRINT1130362978
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xxi, 346 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250235022
- Lccn
- 2020030034
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Label
- Prisoners of history : what monuments to World War II tell us about our history and ourselves, Keith Lowe
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- MSTDDAPRINT1130362978
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xxi, 346 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250235022
- Lccn
- 2020030034
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
Subject
- Collective memory -- Case studies
- HISTORY / World
- Historiography
- Memorialization
- Memorialization -- Case studies
- Monuments
- Public opinion
- 1939-1945
- War and society -- Case studies
- War memorials -- Political aspects
- War memorials -- Political aspects
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Historiography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Monuments
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Public opinion
- War and society
- Collective memory
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