Cent ans apres

la memoire de la Premiere Guerre mondiale: One Hundred Years after: The Memory of the First World War

edited by E. Lemonidou

Book cover: Cent ans apres

Extent: 239 pages

Publisher: École française d’Athènes

Subjects: Twentieth- & Twenty-First- Century History

Series: Mondes Méditerranéens et Balkaniques

Series volume number: 13

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(December 2018)

ISBN: 9782869583023

Price: $38.00

In stock

One hundred years ago, the First World War ended. The commemorations allow us to reconsider the forms of the collective memory of the conflict as a whole and through specific features. But can we speak of a single type of collective memory? There is in fact a plurality of collective memories that vary according to family and social origins, but which remain largely national and heterogeneous from one country to another. The aim of this publication is to map the evolution over time, up until today, of the collective memories of the First World War in Europe, through the texts of eminent historians. Too often neglected, the Balkan Peninsula is particularly studied here, alongside the traditional great European powers. Taking into account their respective histories, the collective memories of the Great War seem to have a strong dynamic in some countries, whereas in others they were relegated to the background by other contemporary events. The articles devoted to national cases coexist with innovative studies focusing on the pan-European and transnational dimensions of the collective memories, linked to emerging historiographical approaches, which open a fresh perspective in First World War studies.

  • Edited by E Lemonidou