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Collective Identities and Post-War Violence in Europe, 1944-48: Reshaping the Nation
Ota Konrád
(Illustrated by)
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Boris Barth
(Illustrated by)
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Jaromír Mrňka
(Illustrated by)
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Palgrave MacMillan
· Paperback
Collective Identities and Post-War Violence in Europe, 1944-48: Reshaping the Nation - Konrád, Ota ; Barth, Boris ; Mrňka, Jaromír
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Synopsis "Collective Identities and Post-War Violence in Europe, 1944-48: Reshaping the Nation"
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.
