Competing Memories of European Border Towns

Competing Memories of European Border Towns
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 9781003860877
ISBN-13 : 1003860877
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Book Synopsis Competing Memories of European Border Towns by : Steen Bo Frandsen

Download or read book Competing Memories of European Border Towns written by Steen Bo Frandsen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-03-18 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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