Heritage, Ideology, and Identity in Central and Eastern Europe: Contested Pasts, Contested PresentsMatthew Rampley Essays looking at heritage practices and the construction of the past, along with how they can be used to build a national identity. The preservation of architectural monuments has played a key role in the formation of national identities from the nineteenth century to the present. The task of maintaining the collective memories and ideas of a shared heritage often focused on the historic built environment as the most visible sign of a link with the past. The meaning of such monuments and sites has, however, often been the subject of keen dispute: whose heritage is being commemorated, by whom and for whom? Matthew Rampley is Professor of History of Art at the University of Birmingham. Contributors: Matthew Rampley, Juliet Kinchin, Paul Stirton, SusanneJaeger, Arnold Bartetzky, Jacek Friedrich, Tania Vladova, George Karatzas, Riitta Oittinen |
Contents
Heritage andas the Construction of the Past An Introduction | 1 |
Trianon Memorials in Hungary | 21 |
Identity Space and Politics | 41 |
Collective Memory and Architectural Heritage in Germany 193319451989 | 67 |
National Style and National Heritage in Polish Architecture and Monument Protection Before and After World War II | 93 |
1918 1945 and 1989 | 115 |
The Mausoleum of Georgi Dimitrov in Sofia | 131 |