. "In various European countries the two world wars are remembered in very different ways, although everywhere one can find monuments which serve as material objectification of the memory of war. However, such objectifications not only determine certain patterns of remembrance and a specific perception of the past: they also contribute to local and/or national identity and create the basis for attitudes toward the other participants of war. As it happens, instruments of memory live their own life and the meanings they attach to particular events may be changed by historical and political processe..." . . . . . . . . "Twentieth Century Wars in European Memory" . "Electronic books"@en . "Electronic books" . . . "Military history"@en . "Military history" . . . . "Livres électroniques" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Kongress" . "\"In various European countries the two world wars are remembered in very different ways, although everywhere one can find monuments which serve as material objectification of the memory of war. However, such objectifications not only determine certain patterns of remembrance and a specific perception of the past: they also contribute to local and/or national identity and create the basis for attitudes toward the other participants of war. As it happens, instruments of memory live their own life and the meanings they attach to particular events may be changed by historical and political processes. The question remaining in the background of this publication is whether we can 'make Europeans' without European collective memory transgressing national perspectives. The memory of war, which inevitably shows the overall absurdity and tragedy of war no matter where and against whom fought, may be the primary candidate for such Europeanization.\"--Pub. desc."@en . . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . . "\"In various European countries the two world wars are remembered in very different ways, although everywhere one can find monuments which serve as material objectification of the memory of war. However, such objectifications not only determine certain patterns of remembrance and a specific perception of the past: they also contribute to local and/or national identity and create the basis for attitudes toward the other participants of war. As it happens, instruments of memory live their own life and the meanings they attach to particular events may be changed by historical and political processes. The question remaining in the background of this publication is whether we can 'make Europeans' without European collective memory transgressing national perspectives. The memory of war, which inevitably shows the overall absurdity and tragedy of war no matter where and against whom fought, may be the primary candidate for such Europeanization.\"--pub. desc." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Twentieth century wars in European memory" . . "Twentieth century wars in European memory"@en . . . "War and society Europe History 20th century." . . "Europa." . . "Europa" . "Collective memory." . . "Collective memory" . "Guerre Aspect social 20e siècle Actes de congrès." . . "War memorials." . . "War memorials" . "Mémoire Aspect social 20e siècle Actes de congrès." . . "Instytut filozofii i socjologii (Varsovie)." . . "Europe" . . "Europe." . "Kollektives Gedächtnis." . . "Kollektives Gedächtnis" . "SOCIAL SCIENCE General." . . "War and society." . . "War and society" . "1900 - 1999" . . "Memory Social aspects." . . "Memory Social aspects" . . . "Monuments aux morts Actes de congrès." . . "Europe History, Military 20th century." . . "Memory Social aspects Europe History 20th century." . . "Krieg." . . "Krieg" . "War memorials Europe." . . "Mémoire collective Actes de congrès." . . "Geschichte 1900-1999." . . "Geschichte 1900-1999" . "Electronic books." . . "Electronic books" . "Collective memory Europe." . .