Beschreibung:
Karen Shelby addresses the IJzertoren Memorial, which is dedicated to the Flemish dead of the Great War, and the role the monument has played in the discussions among the various political, social and cultural ideologies of the Flemish community.
1. Introduction 2. IJzerbedevaart: The Last Summer Pilgrimage to the IJzer 3. A Flemish Nation: Catholicism, Language and the Medieval Past 4. The Battle of the Golden Spurs: Enlistment Propaganda and The Front Movement 5. A Politicized Movement and the Memorialization of the Flemish Soldier 6. The IJzertoren: A Heldenhuldezerk for All of Flanders 7. World War I Memorial or Symbol of Freedom? Collaboration and the IJzertoren 8. IJzerbedevaart: The Pilgrimage to the IJzer 9. The IJzerwake: A Different Memory of the Great War 10. Transformation: The IJzertoren Memorial Museum to the Museum aan de IJzer 11. Conclusion