Shadows of War: A Social History of Silence in the Twentieth Century

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511676178

Silence lies between forgetting and remembering. This book explores how different societies have constructed silences to enable men and women to survive and make sense of the catastrophic consequences of armed conflict. Using a range of disciplinary approaches, it examines the silences that have followed violence in twentieth-century Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. These essays show that silence is a powerful language of remembrance and commemoration and a cultural practice with its own rules. This broad-ranging book discloses the universality of silence in the ways we think about war through examples ranging from the Spanish Civil War and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the Armenian Genocide and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Bringing together scholarship on varied practices in different cultures, this book breaks new ground in the vast literature on memory, and opens up new avenues of reflection and research on the lingering aftermath of war.

"...Shadows of War is worth reading..." -Matthew B. Holmes, Military Review

"This collection of essays provides an innovative contribution to broadening the evaluation of silence as cultural practice by analyzing it across different conflict zones where memory is contested and history is troubled." -Angus Mitchell, Canadian Journal of History

"Shadows of War assembles well-written essays of a consistently high standard.It goes a considerable way towards achieving its goal of shifting the focusaway from the prevalent remembering-versus-forgetting binary towards an appreciation of what we might see as an intermediate position of silence. That is no mean feat." -Bill Niven, European History Quarterly

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Notes on contributors
pp vii-viii
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Preface and acknowledgments
pp ix-x
- By Efrat Ben-Ze'ev, Ruth Ginio, Jay Winter, Jerusalem
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Part I - Framing the problem: Multi-disciplinary approaches
pp 1-2
- By Jay Winter
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1 - Thinking about silence
pp 3-31
- By Jay Winter
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2 - The social sound of silence: Toward a sociology of denial
pp 32-44
- By Eviatar Zerubavel
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Part II - Europe
pp 45-46
- By Mary Vincent
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3 - Breaking the silence? Memory and oblivion since the Spanish Civil War
pp 47-67
- By Mary Vincent
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4 - In the ashes of disgrace: Guilt versus shame revisited
pp 68-90
- By Jeffrey K. Olick
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5 - On silence, madness, and lassitude: Negotiating the past in post-war West Germany
pp 91-112
- By Svenja Goltermann
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Part III - Africa
pp 113-114
- By Raphaëlle Branche, Jim House
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6 - Silences on state violence during the Algerian War of Independence: France and Algeria, 1962–2007
pp 115-137
- By Raphaëlle Branche, Jim House
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7 - African silences: Negotiating the story of France's colonial soldiers, 1914–2009
pp 138-152
- By Ruth Ginio
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8 - Now that all is said and done: Reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa
pp 153-170
- By Louise Bethlehem
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Part IV - The Middle East
pp 171-172
- By Taner Akçam
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9 - Facing history: Denial and the Turkish national security concept
pp 173-180
- By Taner Akçam
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10 - Imposed silences and self-censorship: Palmach soldiers remember 1948
pp 181-196
- By Efrat Ben-Ze'ev
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11 - Forgetting the Lebanon War? On silence, denial, and the selective remembrance of the “First” Lebanon war
pp 197-216
- By Asher Kaufman
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Index
pp 217-223
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Notes on contributors
pp vii-viii

Preface and acknowledgments
pp ix-x

Part I - Framing the problem: Multi-disciplinary approaches
pp 1-2

1 - Thinking about silence
pp 3-31

2 - The social sound of silence: Toward a sociology of denial
pp 32-44

Part II - Europe
pp 45-46

3 - Breaking the silence? Memory and oblivion since the Spanish Civil War
pp 47-67

4 - In the ashes of disgrace: Guilt versus shame revisited
pp 68-90

5 - On silence, madness, and lassitude: Negotiating the past in post-war West Germany
pp 91-112

Part III - Africa
pp 113-114

6 - Silences on state violence during the Algerian War of Independence: France and Algeria, 1962–2007
pp 115-137

7 - African silences: Negotiating the story of France's colonial soldiers, 1914–2009
pp 138-152

8 - Now that all is said and done: Reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa
pp 153-170

Part IV - The Middle East
pp 171-172

9 - Facing history: Denial and the Turkish national security concept
pp 173-180

10 - Imposed silences and self-censorship: Palmach soldiers remember 1948
pp 181-196

11 - Forgetting the Lebanon War? On silence, denial, and the selective remembrance of the “First” Lebanon war
pp 197-216

Index
pp 217-223

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