Memories of the War and the War of Memories
Journal: transcript Verlag eBooks
Year: 2024

Memories of the War and the War of Memories Roman HolykWar, as a tectonic fracture of social life, is the source of such deep and all-consuming experiences that they become a key constituent of individual and collective memories.War, as socially organised violence, is also viewed differently.Some authors consider humans to be "the most dangerous animal" in whom natural aggressiveness is combined with intelligence and the ability for social organisation. 1Paradoxically, (and known to these observ