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Unloved Monuments. On Confederate War Memorials and Monuments to the Expellees

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The article by Helmut Walser Smith, discussing the topic of controversial monuments and what nations should do with them.
Article abstract: "Many monuments no longer fit into our political landscape – in the US as well as in Germany. They celebrate the wrong heroes or tell of injustices suffered in order to conceal the suffering inflicted on others. Should they be removed for that reason?"

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Title

Unloved Monuments. On Confederate War Memorials and Monuments to the Expellees

Date

2021-04-08

Date Created

2021-03-31

Audience Education Level

Higher Education (All levels)

Spatial Coverage

United States [n-us]
Germany [e-gx]

Abstract

The article by Helmut Walser Smith, discussing the topic of controversial monuments and what nations should do with them.
Article abstract: "Many monuments no longer fit into our political landscape – in the US as well as in Germany. They celebrate the wrong heroes or tell of injustices suffered in order to conceal the suffering inflicted on others. Should they be removed for that reason?"

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