New York : Oxford University Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: vi, 264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-251) and index.Contents: Volunteers in War -- Building the Myth: Tangible Symbols of Death -- Youth and the War Experience -- The Cult of the Fallen Soldier -- The Appropriation of Nature -- The Process of Trivialization -- The Brutalization of German Politics -- Building on War -- The Second World War, the Myth, and the Postwar Generation. Subjects: British Army. German Army.World War (1914-1918)1900-1999. War Psychological aspects.War and civilization.World War, 1914-1918 Europe Psychological aspects. War memorials Europe. War and civilization. World War IWar memorials Europe.Guerre Aspect psychologique. Guerre et civilisation. Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 Europe Aspect psychologique. Monuments aux morts Europe. 15.70 history of Europe. Civilization. Psychological aspects. War and civilization. War memorials.War Psychological aspects.Oorlogshelden. War Psychological aspects.War and civilization Europe.World War, 1914-1918 Europe Psychological aspects. World War, 1939-1945 Europe. Psychological aspects.War memorials Europe Psychological aspects.War Psychological aspects.War and civilization.World War, 1914-1918 Europe Psychological aspects. War memorials Europe. War and civilization History. World War, 1914-1918 Psychological aspects. War memorials.World War, 1939-1945 Europe Psychological aspects. War Psychological aspects. Civilization.Psychological aspects.War and civilization. War memorials. War Psychological aspects.War Psychological aspects.War and civilization. World War, 1914-1918 Europe Psychological aspects. World War, 1939-1945 Europe. Psychological aspects. War memorials Europe. War Psychological aspects

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Bookseller: MW Books Ltd. (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 393496
Title: Fallen soldiers : reshaping the memory of the world wars / George L. Mosse
Author: Mosse, George L. (George Lachmann) (1918-1999)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0195062477
ISBN 13: 9780195062472
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1990

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