Contemporary History 1945-

The yearning for historical justice has become one of the defining features of our age. Governments, international bodies and civil society organisations address historical injustices through truth commissions, tribunals, official apologies and other transitional justice measures. Historians produce..

The yearning for historical justice has become one of the defining features of our age. Governments, international bodies and civil society organisations address historical injustices through truth commissions, tribunals, official apologies and other transitional justice measures. Historians produce..

This volume deals with the historical memory of the communist movement in Central and Eastern Europe when it was in power, with the memory of communism as a part of post-1989 left identity, and with state-socialist and post-socialist memorial landscapes...

This book questions the presupposition voiced by many historians and political scientists that political experiences in Europe continue to be interpreted in terms of national history, and that a European community of remembrance still does not exist. Through the detailed analysis of both the nationa..

This book questions the presupposition voiced by many historians and political scientists that political experiences in Europe continue to be interpreted in terms of national history, and that a European community of remembrance still does not exist. Through the detailed analysis of both the nationa..

Hollywood and Anticommunism traces the evolution of the so-called "red menace" phenomenon as a means of demonstrating the correlation between growing American paranoia and the success of the anticommunist campaign (1935-1955)...

What are the multiple shapes that British Holocaust consciousness assumes and the consequences of their rapid emergence? Why have the so-called "lessons" of the Holocaust enjoyed such popularity in Britain? Through analysis of changing engagements with the Holocaust in political, cultural and memori..

This book examines the history of international relations in the Gulf since the 1820s, focusing on the struggle for control over the islands of the Gulf – an issue that remains highly contentious today pitting Iran against the Arab world...

Israel's Wars is a fascinating and essential insight into the turbulent history of this troubled country which, since its foundation, has endured almost constant violence. Bringing its coverage up to date with recent conflicts, this fourth edition includes a new chapter on the Gaza wars from 2007-20..

Questions regarding the ownership of lost, stolen, and abandoned Jewish properties have arisen in post-war years. This volume explores competing claims of ownership and how contests over property both shaped and reflected ideas about Jewish belonging around the world. It was originally published as ..

Are Jews a global people or are they a national people defined by a specific national state? How has the role of Jews across today’s global culture been shaped by history and geography? This collection was originally published as a special issue of European Review of History...

This book explores social, political, legal, and cultural facets of the movement for the recovery of historical memory and the growing demands for accountability for past state-sanctioned violence in Spain, both of which have been fueled by the exhumations of mass graves that began in 2000. The volu..