The Cold War: historiography, memory, representation

by Etges, Andreas Jarausch, Konrad Hugo Ostermann, Christian F.

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Full title :The Cold War : historiography, memory, representation / edited by Konrad H. Jarausch, Christian F. Ostermann, and Andreas Etges.

Summary

The traces of the Cold War are still visible in many places all around the world. It is the topic of exhibits and new museums, of memorial days and historic sites, of documentaries and movies, of arts and culture. There are historical and political controversies, both nationally and internationally, about how the history of the Cold War should be told and taught, how it should be represented and remembered. While much has been written about the political history of the Cold War, the analysis of its memory and representation is just beginning. Bringing together a wide range of scholars, this volume describes and analyzes the cultural history and representation of the Cold War from an international perspective. That innovative approach focuses on master narratives of the Cold War, places of memory, public and private memorialization, popular culture, and schoolbooks. Due to its unique status as a center of Cold War confrontation and competition, Cold War memory in Berlin receives a special emphasis. With the friendly support of the Wilson Center.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2017

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):De Gruyter
Place of Publication:Berlin, GERMANY
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2017

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (viii, 309 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9783110496178, 3110496178, 9783110496185, 3110496186, 9783110492675, 3110492679, 9783110634419, 3110634414
DOI:10.1515/9783110496178
oclc:ocn973762388
LC Classification:D840
Dewey Decimal:909.8

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Changing Cold War Interpretations in Post-Soviet Russia Company Confessions: The CIA, Whistleblowers and Cold War Revisionism ; The Cold War in History Textbooks: A German-German, French and British Comparison.

Machiavelli's Angels Hiding in Plain Sight: Media Culture and French Spy Fiction of the Cold War Enemies, Spies, and the Bomb. Cold War Cinema in Comparison: Germany and the US, 1948-1970 ; Remembering the American War in Vietnam.

"The Cold War? I Have it at Home with my Family" Memories of the 1948-1989 Period Beyond the Iron Curtain Protect and Survive. Preserving and Presenting the Built Cold War Heritage ; Berlin's Gesamtkonzept for Remembering the Wall.

Competing for the Best Wall Memorial. The Rise of a Cold War Heritage Industry in Berlin Contested Legacies. Cold War Memory Sites in Berlin ; Select Bibliography ; Name Index ; About the Authors.

Subjects

Cold War -- Historiography Cold War -- Social aspects -- Europe Cold War -- Social aspects -- United St… Cold War (1945-1989) in literature Cold War (1945-1989) in motion pictures Cold War (1945-1989) in popular culture Cold War in literature Cold War in motion pictures Cold War in popular culture Europe Germany -- Berlin Guerre froide -- Aspect social -- États… Guerre froide -- Aspect social -- Europe Guerre froide -- Historiographie Guerre froide au cinéma Guerre froide dans la littérature Historiography HISTORY -- World Memory -- Social aspects Memory -- Social aspects -- Europe