{"title":"Series: A Modern History of Politics and Violence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Modern History of Politics and Violence\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a thought-provoking exploration of the forces shaping contemporary society. This series delves into themes of power, conflict, and ideology, drawing from history, philosophy, and psychology to illuminate the roots and consequences of political violence in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a diverse range of perspectives that challenge conventional narratives, blending rigorous analysis with insightful commentary. Whether investigating the economics of power, the psychology of altruism, or the impact of technological change, these works invite reflection on the complexities of our turbulent era.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"traces-of-aerial-bombing-in-berlin-by-dr-eloise-florence-9781350268999","title":"Traces of Aerial Bombing in Berlin","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe destruction of monuments during the Black Lives Matter movement of 2020 shows how many nations are being forced to grapple with their national histories. It is clear that the things which make up our streets form a core part of our historical, political, and cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere, Eloise Florence turns to Berlin and the deeply entrenched English-language narratives about World War II to explore the complicated relationship between violence, place, and memory in the Anglo-American consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCentred upon Teufelsberg – a hill in Berlin born from the rubble caused by Allied bombing – and other sites of violence across Germany's capital, this interdisciplinary study unpicks the use and abuse of area bombing and its cultural memory in Anglo-American audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrounded in theories of new materialism and post-humanism, and drawing on extensive empirical and auto-ethnographic data, the issues addressed include: moving through urban landscapes as an embodied means of memorialising war and trauma; remembering destruction as a means to advance or challenge traditional war mythologies; and curation as an entry point for tourists to reconsider the impact of British and American aerial raids, including modern drone warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis innovative volume shines an important light on both the dark legacy of the aerial bombing of Berlin and the ways in which we record and read violent histories more generally. As such, \u003ci\u003eTraces of Aerial Bombing in Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e will be an invaluable resource for all scholars of World War II, memory culture, and public history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46851815145708,"sku":"9781350268999","price":187.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20602273482668.jpg?v=1759127642"},{"product_id":"nationalism-from-below-in-the-east-european-and-soviet-borderlands-9781350443754","title":"Nationalism From Below in the East European and Soviet Borderlands","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book features contributions that examine the responses of local populations to nationalising and state-building projects in the first half of the twentieth century. Focusing on bottom-up, peripheral, and marginal reactions to top-down nation-building efforts, the volume covers border regions of Romania, Austria-Hungary (before 1918), Poland, Finland, the Russian Empire, and the USSR between 1900 and 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHistoriography continues to privilege top-down approaches, focused on elites, institutions, and official policies. 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