Competing Memories of European Border Towns (ISSN)

By: Steen Bo Frandsen and Jörg Hackmann and Kimmo Katajala

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Synopsis: This book considers competing memory politics in European border towns after the First and Second World Wars.In the twentieth century Europe’s borders shifted dramatically in the wake of war, and towns were often moved from one state to another despite their physical locations remaining unchanged. Urban spaces adapted to incorporate new place names, monuments, and requirements, overlaid onto the cultural heritage of previous settlers. This book investigates how the memories of different ethnic groups compete and sometimes contest with each other in the town’s space, using the case studies of Vyborg/Viipuri in present-day Russia, Klaipėda/Memel in Lithuania, Szczecin/Stettin in Poland, Flensburg in Germany, Trieste in Italy, and Rijeka/Fiume in Croatia. The book considers how public memories are built and how old traditions are moulded to new forms in urban settings.Drawing on perspectives from across borderland, urban, and memory studies, this book will be an important resource for researchers with an interest in Europe, and in how urban memories are constructed and contested.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781003860877
Related ISBNs:: 9781003860822, 9781032677859, 9781032674926
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/18/24
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Steen Bo Frandsen, Jörg Hackmann and Kimmo Katajala
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Steen Bo Frandsen
Edited by:: Jörg Hackmann
Edited by:: Kimmo Katajala