Terrifying Europe, history and memory of terrorism in European identity / Rafael Perez Baquero and Salvador Cayuela Sanchez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pérez Baquero, Rafael, author.

Cayuela Sánchez, Salvador, author.

Series:

Estudios Europeos Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Madrid, Spain : Marcial Pons, [2024]

Summary:

This scholarly work explores the historical and cultural impact of terrorism on European identity, focusing on memory, trauma, and resilience. It examines the evolution of terrorism across different periods, including anarchist violence, separatist movements, and modern jihadist attacks, alongside state responses like repression and emergency laws. The book highlights the role of collective memory, commemorations, and cultural representations in shaping public understanding of past violence, such as spontaneous memorials and film narratives. Contributors analyze specific case studies, including Ireland’s conflict, ETA terrorism in Spain, and the 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing in Milan, emphasizing the sociological processes of trauma, victim recognition, and justice. The intended audience includes academics, historians, sociologists, and policymakers interested in European history, terrorism, and collective memory. Generated by AI.

Contents:

History, memory and trauma at the core of European identities: by way of introduction / Rafael Pérez Baquero, Salvador Cayuela Sánchez

Terrorism crimes and victimization: from trauma to resilience / Marta María Aguilar Cárceles, Agustina María Vinagre González

Anarchist violence and state repression at the turn of the century (XIX-XX) / Ángel Herrerín López

Criminal laws, state of emergency and culture of security: a historical overview of (counter)terrorism in France / Eduardo Cano Muñoz

Identity and otherness. A socio-cultural review of the Orish conflict / Gabriel López Martínez

Recognition, identity, justice and forgiveness in the memory of the victims of ETA terrorism / María García Pérez

"We were all on that train". Reflections on the improvised memorials dedicated to the victims of the jihadist attacks in Spain / Carmen Ortiz García

Films as theatres of memory: the spatial dimensions of terrorism in 1970s West Germany / Laura Bowie

Digitising commemoration: the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the remembrance of the terrorist attack in Piazza Fontana, Milan (December 12, 1969) / Lia Luchetti, Anna Lisa Tota

Whose memory? Collective remembering after the 2011 twin terror attacks in Norway / Ingeborg Hjorth.

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ISBN:

84-1381-872-9

OCLC:

1523372996