The hostilities in Europe from 1936 to 1945 have exerted enormous influence over the cultural life of Europe. Bringing together over twenty leading scholars across disciplines, this interdisciplinary volume investigates the intertwining dynamics of Europeans' individual and collective memories and the ways in which they have shaped cultural forms.
This broadly interdisciplinary volume investigates Europeans’ individual and collective memories of the "Long Second World War" and the ways in which they have shaped the continent’s cultural heritage.
Offers thoroughly contextualized explorations of novels, memoirs, films, and other cultural forms to illuminate European public memory.