TY - JOUR
T1 - Commemorating the centenary of the First World War
T2 - National and trans-national perspectives
AU - McCartney, Helen Barbara
AU - Morgan-Owen, David Gethin
PY - 2017/10/28
Y1 - 2017/10/28
N2 - This special issue examines the ways in which contemporary political, diplomatic, social and cultural trends have influenced centennial commemoration of the First World War in Europe, Russia and the Middle East. The four articles identify and examine a diversity of narratives that have emerged over the centenary period, charting similarities and differences between states, organisations and individuals. While divergent narratives certainly exist within and between states, the greatest differences may be located in attitudes to the use of force and the way in which different cultures interpret the loss of life in war.
AB - This special issue examines the ways in which contemporary political, diplomatic, social and cultural trends have influenced centennial commemoration of the First World War in Europe, Russia and the Middle East. The four articles identify and examine a diversity of narratives that have emerged over the centenary period, charting similarities and differences between states, organisations and individuals. While divergent narratives certainly exist within and between states, the greatest differences may be located in attitudes to the use of force and the way in which different cultures interpret the loss of life in war.
KW - Centenary narratives
KW - Commemoration
KW - First World War
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85032572672&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07292473.2017.1384136
DO - 10.1080/07292473.2017.1384136
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85032572672
SN - 0729-2473
VL - 36
SP - 235
EP - 238
JO - War and Society
JF - War and Society
IS - 4
ER -