Nigel Young’s book Postnational Memory, Peace and War: Making Pasts Beyond Borders appears at a time of worldwide rampant nationalism – not least in the two countries which are considered the standard-bearers of democracy and which are most familiar to him, the UK (Brexit – “We want our country back!”) and the USA (“America First!”). The weakening of the European Union and the dismantling of global governance structures (including the UN system) are leaving their marks on war and peace. The protection and raising of borders and erection of new walls are a central feature of the new nationalism. Its popularity has been linked to a perceived loss of identity because of globalism and the rise of worldwide migration due to war, poverty, religious persecution, and climate change. The future may be calling for a world “beyond borders,” but remembrance of the past during the present Zeitgeist means their reinforcement. Young’s book is a scholarly and profound analysis of the memory of (mainly) the two world wars; as regards World War II, particular attention is paid to the Shoah, aerial bombing (“urbicide”), and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. His focus on the formation of a transnational or postnational memory, characterized by anti-war and anti-militarist sentiments and insights, truth-telling, and a recognition of “the other,” makes this an original contribution to what is already a rich literature. Young fully engages with it and draws his examples from a wide variety of cultural representations of memories of war and peace: not only literature but also painting, sculpture, photography, music, theater, and films (some 50 are listed in the filmography at the end of the volume). In a chapter on the history of modern memory he critically discusses the notions of personal and collective memory in the works of such pioneers as Bergson, Freud, Halbwachs, and Proust.

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书评：后国家记忆，和平与战争：超越国界

奈杰尔·杨（Nigel Young）的书《后国家记忆，和平与战争：超越国界的过去》出现在世界范围内普遍的民族主义时代-尤其是在两个被他认为是民主的标准支持者，并且对他最熟悉的国家中，这两个国家是英国（英国脱欧–“我们希望我们的国家回来！”）和美国（ “美国第一！”）。欧洲联盟的衰弱和全球治理结构（包括联合国系统）的瓦解正在战争与和平上留下自己的印记。保护和抬高边界以及建立新的墙是新民族主义的主要特征。它的流行与由于全球化和由于战争，贫困，宗教迫害和气候变化而引起的全球移民的增加，与人们认为的身份丧失有关。未来可能要求建立一个“无国界”的世界，但要记住现在的时代精神时代的过去意味着他们的加强。扬的书对（主要是）两次世界大战的记忆进行了学术性和深刻的分析。关于第二次世界大战，应特别关注Shoah，空中轰炸（“杀人剂”）以及广岛和长崎的原子弹轰炸。他专注于跨国或后国家记忆的形成，其特征在于反战和反军国主义的情感和见解，真相讲述以及对“他者”的认可，这使他对本已丰富的文学做出了原创性贡献。Young充分参与其中，并从各种各样的战争与和平记忆的文化表现形式中汲取了自己的榜样：不仅是文学，而且还有绘画，雕塑，摄影，音乐，戏剧和电影（其中50幅被记录在电影中）。卷的结尾）。