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This is a most welcome collection of essays that illuminates the politics of memory over the Great War, the seminal cataclysmic event that continues to cast a shadow over contemporary societies. With contributions from a diverse group of scholars, this volume provides nuanced analysis of sites of collective memory in culture, politics, media and education. More importantly, it uncovers complex textures of individual and family memories that still shape how Western societies try to remember, and forget, this event one hundred years after its outbreak. Jason Crouthamel, Grand Valley State University, USA This is a timely book that sheds critical light on the remembrance of the First World War in the run up to its centenary. A series of thoughtful essays, many from leading scholars in the field, highlight the incredible breadth of public memory work. Everything from genealogy and school curricula through to music and museums earn a rightful mention. Taken together, the essays go a long way in explaining why the First World War retains such an incredible global pull, even after one hundred years have passed. Tim Grady, University of Chester, UK

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