Shadows of War: A Social History of Silence in the Twentieth Century

by Efrat Ben-Ze'ev

Silence lies between forgetting and remembering. This book explores how different societies have constructed silences to enable men and women to survive and make sense of the catastrophic consequences of armed conflict. Using a range of disciplinary approaches, it examines the silences that have followed violence in twentieth-century Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. These essays show that silence is a powerful language of remembrance and commemoration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521196582
• ISBN13: 9780521196581
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"