Catastrophe vs. Tragedy

Annette Becker.© Philippe Mesnard.Let’s begin by discussing your background. How did Annette Becker become an historian of the Great War, with a very specific focus that differentiates her from her colleagues?Annette Becker: In fact, I’m an historian of the Great War by default. I started with a do...

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izdano v:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/temoigner,
Glavni avtor: Becker, Annette
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Jezik:Anglais
Izdano: Témoigner. Entre histoire et mémoire 2014
Online dostop:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Izvleček:Annette Becker.© Philippe Mesnard.Let’s begin by discussing your background. How did Annette Becker become an historian of the Great War, with a very specific focus that differentiates her from her colleagues?Annette Becker: In fact, I’m an historian of the Great War by default. I started with a doctoral thesis in history on the American religious awakenings of the 18th century. Religion, faith. I’ve always been interested not in church institutions, be they Protestant or Catholic, but in wh...