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This book analyses the process of 'reshaping' liberated societies in post-1945 Europe. Post-war societies tried to solve three main questions immediately after the dark times of occupation: Who could be considered a patriot and a valuable member of the respective national community? How could relations between men and women be (re-)established? How could the respective society strengthen national cohesion? Violence in rather different forms appeared to be a powerful tool for such a complex reshaping of societies. The chapters are based on present primary research about specific cases and consider the different political, mental, and cultural developments in various nation-states between 1944 and 1948. Examples from Italy, France, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary demonstrate a new comparative and fascinating picture of post-war Europe. This perspective overcomes the notorious East-West dividing line, without covering the manifold differences between individual European countries.

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• Full title: Collective Identities and Post-War Violence in Europe, 1944-48
• Subtitle: Reshaping the Nation
• Author: Ota Konrád, Boris Barth, Jaromír Mrnka
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 334
• EAN: 9783030783884
• ID: 42074743
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Weight: 455 g
• Dimensions: 210 × 148 × 19 mm
• Published: 2022

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