Memories of post-imperial nations: the aftermath of decolonization, 1945-2013
Memories of Post-Imperial Nations presents the first transnational comparison of Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Portugal, Italy and Japan, all of whom lost or 'decolonized' their overseas empires after 1945. Since the empires of the world crumbled, the post-imperial natio...
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| Format: | Edited Volume |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2015
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| Volumes / Articles: | Show Volumes / Articles. |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781316182543 |
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| Online Access: | Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316182543
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| Author Notes: | edited by Dietmar Rothermund |
| Summary: | Memories of Post-Imperial Nations presents the first transnational comparison of Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Portugal, Italy and Japan, all of whom lost or 'decolonized' their overseas empires after 1945. Since the empires of the world crumbled, the post-imperial nations have been struggling to come to terms with the present, and as recall sets in 'wars of memory' have arisen, leading to a process of collective 'editing'. As these nations rebuild themselves they shed old characteristics and acquire new ones, looking at new orientations. This book brings together varying perspectives with historians and political scientists of these nations attempting to bind memory and its experience of different post-imperial nations. Inhaltsverzeichnis: Memory of Empire in Britain: A Preliminary View -- Ruptures and Dissonance Post-colonial Migrations and the Remembrance of Colonialism in the Netherlands -- A Distinctive Ugliness: Colonial Memory in Belgium -- The Post-colonial Encounter in France -- Ideologies of Exceptionality and the Legacies of Empire in Portugal -- Post-colonial Italy: The Case of a Small and Belated Empire: From Strong Emotions to Bigger Problems -- (Post)Imperial Japan in Transnational Perspective -- Memories of Post-imperial Nations -- A View from the Gallery: Perspective of a "Colonized" on Post-imperial Memories -- List of Contributors |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9781316182543 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781316182543 |