The politics of war commemoration in the UK and Russia /

Wars do not simply vanish when politicians sign truces and weapons are set aside. Instead, society reimagines the war experience during annual ceremonies of war commemoration. This book sheds light on the political aspects of commemoration in Britain and Russia by investigating the media coverage of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Danilova, Natalii︠a︡ (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Series:	Palgrave Macmillan memory studies.
Subjects:	War memorials > Political aspects > Great Britain. War memorials > Political aspects > Russia (Federation) Collective memory > Political aspects > Great Britain. Collective memory > Political aspects > Russia (Federation) War and society > Great Britain. War and society > Russia (Federation) Militarism > Social aspects > Great Britain. Militarism > Social aspects > Russia (Federation) Nationalism > Great Britain. Nationalism > Russia (Federation) JUVENILE NONFICTION / Media Studies. POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.

Table of Contents:

1. Memory Politics and the Afterlives of Soldiers
2. Media Commemoration in Britain
3. The Story of the War Memorials
4. Remembrance in Modern Britain : Support the Armed Forces
5. Media Commemoration in Russia
6. War Memorials in Russia
7. Remembering War : Celebrating Russianness
8. From Remembrance to Militarisation.