The Convolutions of Historical Politics
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The Convolutions of Historical Politics

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  2. English
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The Convolutions of Historical Politics

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Thirteen essays by scholars from seven countries discuss the political use and abuse of history in the recent decades with particular focus on Central and Eastern Europe (Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia as case studies), but also includes articles on Germany, Japan and Turkey, which provide a much needed comparative dimension. The main focus is on new conditions of political utilization of history in post-communist context, which is characterized by lack of censorship and political pluralism. The phenomenon of history politics became extremely visible in Central and Eastern Europe in the past decade, and remains central for political agenda in many countries of the regions. Each essay is a case study contributing to the knowledge about collective memory and political use of history, offering a new theoretical twist. The studies look at actors (from political parties to individual historians), institutions (museums, Institutes of National remembrance, special political commissions), methods, political rationale and motivations behind this phenomenon.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Introduction. Historical Politics: Eastern European Convolutions in the 21st Century (Alexei Miller)
  6. German History Politics and the National Socialist Past (Stefan Berger)
  7. Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance: A Ministry of Memory? (Dariusz Stola)
  8. Jedwabne, July 10, 1941: Debating the History of a Single Day (Maciej Janowski)
  9. The Memory of Trianon as a Political Instrument in Hungary Today (Gábor Gyáni)
  10. The “Politics of History” as a Case of Foreign-Policy Making (Alexander Astrov)
  11. The “Nationalization” of History in Ukraine (Georgiy Kasianov)
  12. The “Politics of Memory” and “Historical Policy” in Post-Soviet Moldova (Andrei Cusco)
  13. Interventions: Challenging the Myths of Twentieth-Century Ukrainian History (John-Paul Himka)
  14. Caught Between History and Politics: The Experience of a Moldovan Historian Studying the Holocaust (Diana Dumitru)
  15. The Turns of Russian Historical Politics, from Perestroika to 2011 (Alexei Miller)
  16. Politics of History in Turkey: Revisionist Historiography’s Challenge to the Official Version of the Turkish War of Liberation (1919–1922) (Şener Aktürk)
  17. The Politics of History in Contemporary Japan (Jeff Kingston)
  18. List of Contributors
  19. Index
  20. Back cover