World War II Re-Explored: Some New Millenium Studies in the History of the Global Conflict

ISBN-13: 9783631777404 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 696 str.

Jaroslaw Suchoples;Stephanie James;Barbara Törnquist-Plewa

Opis

This is a collection of thirty papers concerning various aspects of the history of World War II. Authors from different countries discuss this conflict from their own research perspectives. As a result, readers obtain a variety of perspectives from specialized historians on the first truly global experience for humanity.

Spis treści

Various aspects of the wartime history (1939-1945) - World War II - Australia, Asia, Africa, both Americas and Europe - Peace and stability in international relations

O autorze

Jaroslaw Suchoples is an independent researcher who specializes in European studies, transnational late modern history and international relations. He is involved in a variety of projects on history and memory of World War I and World War II. He has worked as a scholar in Finland, Germany, Malaysia, Poland and the USA. Currently, he is the Polish Ambassador to Finland.

Stephanie James is an adjunct researcher at the School of International Studies, Flinders University, Australia. Her background includes teaching Australian Indigenous history and both European and Australian history. Her main interest involves Irish-Australian history in both the national and transnational contexts.

Barbara Törnquist-Plewa is Professor of Eastern and Central European Studies at Lund University (LU) in Sweden and dean for research of the Faculties of Humanities and Theology. From 2005-2017 she was director of the Center for European Studies at LU. Her research focuses on nationalism, identity and collective memories.