Local Memories in a Nationalizing and Globalizing World
In historical studies, 'collective memory' is most often viewed as the product of nationalizing strategies carried out by political élites in the hope to create homogeneous nation-states. In contrast, this book asserts that collective memories develop out
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Local Memories in a Nationalizing and Globalizing World Edited by
Marnix Beyen Senior Lecturer in Modern Political History, University of Antwerp, Belgium
and
Brecht Deseure Postdoctoral researcher, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
Editorial matter and selection © Marnix Beyen and Brecht Deseure 2015 Remaining chapters © Respective authors 2015 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-46937-3 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-50047-5 ISBN 978-1-137-46938-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137469380 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Typeset by MPS Limited, Chennai, India.
Contents List of Illustrations
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Notes on Contributors
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1 Introduction: Local, National, Transnational Memories: A Triangular Relationship Marnix Beyen Part I
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The Politics of Urban Memory
2 Physical Space, Urban Space, Civic Space: Rotterdam’s Inhabitants and their Appropriation of the City’s Past Willem Frijhoff
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3 The Politics of Street Names: Local, National, Transnational Budapest Emilia Palonen
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4 Transfer Zones: German and Global Suffering in Dresden Mathias Berek 5 Manufacturing Local Identification Behind the Iron Curtain in Sevastopol after the Second World War Karl D. Qualls 6 The Local Past in a Contested Borderland: Commemoration in Strasbourg Between France, Germany and Europe Thomas Williams Part II
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Places and Practices
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