This edited volume is a sequel to, and a development of, The Long Aftermath: Cultural Legacies of Europe at War, 1936-2016 (2016). It focuses on the six major European countries and states that remained officially neutral throughout the Second World War, namely Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Vatican.
Its transnational, comparative, and interdisciplinary approach addresses complex questions pertaining to collective remembrance, national policies and politics, and intellectual as well as cultural responses to neutrality during and after the conflict. The contributions are from a broad range of scholars working across the disciplines of history, literature, film, media, and cultural studies. Their thought-provoking chapters challenge many assumptions about neutrality in the post-war European and global context, thereby filling a gap in the existing scholarship.
Common themes that run through the volume include the intertwined and dynamic links between neutrality and moral responsibility during and after the Second World War, the importance of memory politics and popular culture in shaping collective memories, and the impact of the Holocaust in shifting traditional perspectives on neutrality since the 1990s. This volume will be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates, scholars interested in the field of memory studies, as well as non-specialist readers.
| ISBN: | 9780367715182 |
| Publication date: | 30th July 2025 |
| Author: | Manuel Bragança, Peter D Tame |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 308 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Second World War History |
| Genres: |
Second World War The Holocaust Modern warfare Social and political philosophy Far-left political ideologies and movements Nationalism Far-right political ideologies and movements Political structures: democracy Diplomacy European history Warfare and defence |
This edited volume is a sequel to, and a development of, The Long Aftermath: Cultural Legacies of Europe at War, 1936-2016 (2016). It focuses on the six major European countries and states that remained officially neutral throughout the Second World War, namely Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Vatican.
Its transnational, comparative, and interdisciplinary approach addresses complex questions pertaining to collective remembrance, national policies and politics, and intellectual as well as cultural responses to neutrality during and after the conflict. The contributions are from a broad range of scholars working across the disciplines of history, literature, film, media, and cultural studies. Their thought-provoking chapters challenge many assumptions about neutrality in the post-war European and global context, thereby filling a gap in the existing scholarship.
Common themes that run through the volume include the intertwined and dynamic links between neutrality and moral responsibility during and after the Second World War, the importance of memory politics and popular culture in shaping collective memories, and the impact of the Holocaust in shifting traditional perspectives on neutrality since the 1990s. This volume will be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates, scholars interested in the field of memory studies, as well as non-specialist readers.
Memories of the Second World War in Neutral Europe, 1945-2023 features in the following genres: Second World War, The Holocaust, Modern warfare, Social and political philosophy, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Nationalism, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Political structures: democracy, Diplomacy, European history, Warfare and defence
Memories of the Second World War in Neutral Europe, 1945-2023 is available in Paperback
Memories of the Second World War in Neutral Europe, 1945-2023 was written by Manuel Bragança, Peter D Tame and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Memories of the Second World War in Neutral Europe, 1945-2023 has 308 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in Second World War History series
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