The Politics of War Commemoration in the UK and Russia
Description
This book analyses contemporary war commemoration in Britain and Russia. Focusing on the political aspects of remembrance, it explores the instrumentalisation of memory for managing civil-military relations and garnering public support for conflicts. It explains the nexus between remembrance, militarisation and nationalism in modern societies.
Keywords
HistoryHistoriographySocial ScienceMedia StudiesSocial HistoryPolitical ScienceHistory & TheoryLiterary CriticismChildren's & Young Adult Literature
2015Book
Author(s)Nataliya Danilova
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137395702
LanguageEnglish
