Lessons of History : Learning from Catastrophe and Crisis in Twentieth-Century Europe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karlsson, Klas-Göran.

Contributor:

Karlsson, Maria.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Philosophy.

History.

Europe--History--Philosophy.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2025.

Summary:

"Historical lessons are useful or even necessary for our guidance and orientation in time. These lessons, however, have often been overlooked in historical reflections on watershed moments, such as genocides, treaties, and global movements. Focusing on how cataclysmic events, primarily within Central and Eastern Europe, have been transmitted across borders and generations, this volume interrogates how the theory of historical lessons has evolved, ultimately providing a useful framework for understanding contemporary conflicts and issues. Spanning topics from the mediation of history within film to the influence of historical oppression on student activism, this volume re-evaluates historiography's potential for analyzing the past and engaging with the present"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction - Understanding Historical Lessons

Chapter 1 - On Historical Lessons: Theoretical and Analytical Perspectives

Chapter 2 - Phronesis and Historical Lessons: Ethics, Politics, Praxis

Chapter 3 - "Historylessness" as a Lack of Historical Learning: A Conceptual Approach

Chapter 4 - Christianity and Crisis: Religion and Ideology in Modern Europe

Chapter 5 - Representing Rivaling States, Remembering Munich: Learning from History in Diplomacy

Chapter 6 - Topographies of Terror: Or How to Read Landscapes in Twentieth-Century East Central Europe

Chapter 7 - The Reparative Quest: Can "Doing History" Further Reconciliation in Post-Soviet Russia?

Chapter 8 - Dark Lessons: The Holocaust between Dilemmas of Representation and Learning from the Past

Chapter 9 - Mediating the Darkest Lessons of History on Film: The Case of the Polish Film Hatred

Chapter 10 - "We Are Appalled to Have These False Beliefs Associated with Our Campus": Holodomor, Trigger Warnings, and Free Speech at the University of Alberta

Chapter 11 - Bandera Reaffirmed: Scrutinizing Lessons of a Nationalist Symbol in Struggling Ukraine

Conclusion - Historical Lessons in History and History Culture

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-83695-019-5

1-83695-018-7

OCLC:

1521500873