Format:
1 online resource (X, 194 pages)
ISBN:
9783110659092
,
9783110655032
Series Statement:
Public History in International Perspective Volume 2
Content:
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
Note:
Erscheint als Open Access bei De Gruyter
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-3-11-065460-8
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Muzeum II Wojny Światowej
;
Geschichte 2007-2018
;
Polen
;
Historisches Museum
;
Zweiter Weltkrieg
;
Kollektives Gedächtnis
;
Geschichtsbild
;
Geschichte 2007-2018
;
Danzig
;
Polen
;
Zweiter Weltkrieg
;
Museum
;
Danzig
;
Muzeum II Wojny Światowej
;
Historisches Museum
;
Geschichte
DOI:
10.1515/9783110659092
URL:
Volltext
(kostenfrei)
Author information:
Machcewicz, Paweł 1966-