The culture of defeat : on national trauma, mourning, and recovery
Schivelbusch, Wolfgang, 1941-2003
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'The Culture of Defeat', drawing its evidence from the fall of Troy to the collapse of the Twin Towers, presents a powerful historical argument, showing how defeated societies come to question their identities, rewrite their histories, and often strive to emulate the victors.
Main title:
The culture of defeat : on national trauma, mourning, and recovery / Wolfgang Schivelbusch ; translated by Jefferson Chase.
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Imprint:
London : Granta, 2003.
Collation:
403 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Translated from the German.
ISBN:
9781862076297 (hbk)
Dewey class:
303.66
Local class:
303.66
Language:
EnglishGerman
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Subject:
War -- Psychological aspectsWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Psychological aspectsWorld War, 1914-1918 -- GermanyDefeat (Psychology) -- Case studiesNational characteristics -- Case studiesFranco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 -- Psychological aspectsUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Psychological aspectsSouthern States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1945France -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryGermany -- Social conditions -- 1918-1933Politics and Government
BRN:
183034