The art of war - 5 (New edition.)

Since the First World War, which some Germans celebrated as the chance to annihilate the old culture to make space for a new one, German art has been implicated in war.

War and trauma cause extreme conditions that can be negative and destructive, including deprivation or dislocation, and emotional and psychological stress.

Paradoxically, war and trauma can also lead to positive outcomes, such as deepening interpersonal relationships, intellectual insights, and new, unforeseen opportunities.

The central concerns of this volume are the multivalent aspects of art that respond to war.

It begins by considering art conceived of and executed in response to the First World War on the centennial anniversary of that event.

It then goes on to examine art in the wake of the Holocaust and artistic responses to more recent conflict, such as the Vietnam War.