Contents -- Introduction: Twenty-first-Century Memories -- 1 Collective Memory as a Factor in Political Culture and International Relations -- 2 Germany's National Identity, Collective Memory, and Role Abroad -- 3 Collective Memory and German-Polish Relations -- 4 Building Up a Memory: Austria, Switzerland, and Europe Face the Holocaust -- 5 Memory, Tradition, and Revival: Who, Then, Speaks for the Jews? -- 6 September 11 in the Rearview Mirror: Contemporary Policies and Perceptions of the Past -- 7 The Eventful Dates 12/12 and 9/11: Tales of Power and Tales of Experience in Contemporary History -- 8 The Use and Abuse of History in Berlin and Washington since 9/11: A Plea for a New Era of Candor -- 9 Of Shrines and Hooligans: The Structure of the History Problem in East Asia after 9/11 -- 10 Popular Culture and Collective Memory: Remembering and Forgetting in Chinese-U.S. Relations after 9/11 -- Conclusion: Collective Memory and the Logic of Appropriate Behavior -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.