The Enemy on Display: The Second World War in Eastern European Museums

by Zuzanna Bogumil, Zuzanna Bogumi, Tim Buchen, et al.

Book Overview

Eastern European museums represent traumatic events of World War II, such as the Siege of Leningrad, the Warsaw Uprisings, and the Bombardment of Dresden, in ways that depict the enemy in particular ways. This image results from the interweaving of historical representations, cultural stereotypes and beliefs, political discourses, and the dynamics of exhibition narratives. This book presents a useful methodology for examining museum images and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782382178
• ISBN13: 9781782382171
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"