Sophocles' play Antigone is a starting point for understanding the perpetual problems of human societies, families, and individuals, who are caught up in the terrible aftermath of mass violence. Through a comparison of five countries, we begin to appreciate the different pathways that societies have taken when confronting their violent histories.
Sophocles' play Antigone is a starting point for understanding the perpetual problems of human societies, families, and individuals, who are caught up in the terrible aftermath of mass violence. Through a comparison of five countries, we begin to appreciate the different pathways that societies have taken when confronting their violent histories.
Mark A. Wolfgram is a lecturer in political science at McGill University. His previous book, Getting History Right: East and West German Collective Memories of the Holocaust and War was published by Bucknell University Press in 2011.
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Note on Translations Introduction 1 Germany 2 Japan 3 Spain 4 Yugoslavia 5 Turkey Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Literature, Memoirs, and Theater Plays Nonfiction Filmography Index