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xxi, 346 pages : 24 cm In this extraordinary history book, Keith Lowe uses monuments from around the world to show how different countries have attempted to sculpt their history in the wake of the Second World War, and what these memorials reveal about their politics and national identity today. Amongst many questions, the book asks: What does Germany signal to today's far right by choosing not to disclose the exact resting place of Hitler? How can a bronze statue of a young girl in Seoul cause mass controversy? What is Russia trying to prove and hide, still building victory monuments at a prolific rate for a war now seventy years over? As many around the world are questioning who and what we memorialise, Prisoners of History challenges our idea of national memory, history, and the enormous power of symbols in society today Includes bibliographical references Part 1. Heroes -- Part II. Martyrs -- Part III. Monsters -- Part IV. Apocalypse -- Part V. Rebirth -- Conclusion

Author

Lowe, Keith, author

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9780008339555

Subjects

History, Art, Arts