The politics of war memory and commemoration: Contexts, structures and dynamics

The Politics of War Memory and Commemoration

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3-85

  Ashplant, T G ^a   Dawson, Graham ^b   Roper, Michael ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203770115-6     Document Type: Chapter

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