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1 online resource (174 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Nordic Narratives of the Second World War; An Introduction; Chapter 2: Swords, Shields or Collaborators?; Danish Historians and the Debate over the German Occupation of Denmark; Chapter 3: A Separate Story?; Interpretations of Finland in the Second World War; Chapter 4: 'The Beloved War'; The Second World War and the Icelandic National Narrative; Chapter 5: The Solidity of a National Narrative; The German Occupation in Norwegian History Culture; Chapter 6: The Rise and Fall of Small-State Realism; Sweden and the Second World War. |
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Chapter 7: Nordic Foundation Myths after 1945A European Context; Contributors. |
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Written by leading Nordic historians, this analysis discusses postwar memory and war historiographies from the perspectives of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden vis-à-vis the Second World War. Focusing on the relationship between scholarly and public understandings of the war, this book presents the overarching themes that set apart the Nordic experience while remaining attentive to the distinctive characteristics of war time in each of the five different countries. A major contribution to the international debate on postwar memory, this fascinating account speaks to all those who. |
| Summary |
Written by leading Nordic historians, this analysis discusses postwar memory and war historiographies from the perspectives of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden vis-à-vis the Second World War. Focusing on the relationship between scholarly and public understandings of the war, this book presents the overarching themes that set apart the Nordic experience while remaining attentive to the distinctive characteristics of war time in each of the five different countries. A major contribution to the international debate on postwar memory, this fascinating account speaks to all those who have an interest in the modern European history. |
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| Subject |
World War (1939-1945) |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Scandinavia -- Historiography.
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| Chronological Term |
1939 - 1945 |
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Electronic books.
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Österberg, Mirja.
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Östling, Johan, 1978-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Stenius, Henrik. Nordic Narratives of the Second World War : National Historiographies Revisited. Chicago : Nordic Academic Press, ©2011 9789185509492 |
| ISBN |
9789187675706 electronic book |
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9187675706 electronic book |
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9789185509805 electronic book |
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9185509809 electronic book |
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9185509809 |
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9789185509492 |
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