Prisoners of history [electronic resource] : what monuments of the Second World War tell us about our history and ourselves

Lowe, Keith2020

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When World War Two ended, its monuments were built to tell the story. From Berlin to Moscow, Seoul to Hiroshima, countries reckoned with the impact of the war and what was to be enshrined in national memory. Today, many of these memorials remain the most visited sites in the world. Some attract millions of people every year. In this book, Keith Lowe gives a bold new account of the way the world reacted in the wake of World War Two, and how the narratives countries told solidified - for better or for worse - to shape their national identities of today. Monuments are built to commemorate the past, but we can be held hostage by bad history. Following the stories of different countries around the globe, Lowe questions our relationship with the monument and the symbol.