The war that never ends : The Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk /

The story of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk epitomizes one of the most important and dramatic clashes in the European culture of memory and public history in last decades. The museum became the arch-enemy for the nationalist right-wing as "cosmopolitan", "pseudo-universa...

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Main Author: Machcewicz, Paweł (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: München ; Wien : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2019]
©2019
Series:Public History in International Perspective ; 1
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ISBN:9783110659092
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Summary:The story of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk epitomizes one of the most important and dramatic clashes in the European culture of memory and public history in last decades. The museum became the arch-enemy for the nationalist right-wing as "cosmopolitan", "pseudo-universalistic", "pacifistic" and "not Polish enough". Paweł Machcewicz, historian and museum`s founding director, was removed from his position by the Law and Justice government immediately after opening the museum to the public. In his book he presents this story as a part of cultural wars that tear apart not only Poland but also many countries in Europe and on other continents.
Item Description:Popis urobený na základe titulnej stránky e-zdroja v PDF (web vydavateľa).
Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 194 s.)
Format:Internet via World Wide Web
ISBN:9783110659092