Revival After the Great War
Rebuild, Remember, Repair, Reform
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Rebuild, Remember, Repair, Reform
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In the months and years immediately following the First World War, the many (European) countries that had formed its battleground were confronted with daunting challenges. These challenges varied according to the country’s earlier role and degree of involvement in the war but were without exception enormous. The contributors to this book analyse how this was not only a matter of rebuilding ravaged cities and destroyed infrastructure but also of rebuilding people’s damaged bodies and upended daily lives, and rethinking and reforming societal, economic and political structures. These processes took place against the backdrop of mass mourning and remembrance, political violence and economic crisis. At the same time, the postwar tabula rasa offered many innovative opportunities in various areas of society, from social and political reform to architectural design. The wide scope of postwar recovery is reflected in the different sections of this book: rebuild, remember, repair, and reform. It offers insights into the postwar era in Western European countries such as Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, as well as into how those efforts were perceived outside of Europe, for instance in Argentina and the United States.
Jan Schmidt is a historian of modern and contemporary Japan at KU Leuven, focusing on political and media history. Leen Engelen is a historian of media and visual culture at LUCA School of Arts/KU Leuven and president of the International Association for Media and History. Luc Verpoest is emeritus professor at the KU Leuven (Belgium) where he has been teaching architectural history and theory and history of heritage conservation. He is still publishing in these particular research fields. Pieter Uyttenhove is associate professor of history and theory of urbanism at Ghent University. Pieter Verstraete is associate professor of history of education at KU Leuven and curator of the annual Leuven DisABILITY Film festival. Rajesh Heynickx is an intellectual historian at the KU Leuven, Faculty of Architecture. In his work he focuses on the history of architectural theory and the transformation of aesthetic theories in the twentieth century.
Jan Schmidt is a historian of modern and contemporary Japan at KU Leuven, focusing on political and media history. Leen Engelen is a historian of media and visual culture at LUCA School of Arts/KU Leuven and president of the International Association for Media and History. Luc Verpoest is emeritus professor at the KU Leuven (Belgium) where he has been teaching architectural history and theory and history of heritage conservation. He is still publishing in these particular research fields. Pieter Uyttenhove is associate professor of history and theory of urbanism at Ghent University. Pieter Verstraete is associate professor of history of education at KU Leuven and curator of the annual Leuven DisABILITY Film festival. Rajesh Heynickx is an intellectual historian at the KU Leuven, Faculty of Architecture. In his work he focuses on the history of architectural theory and the transformation of aesthetic theories in the twentieth century.