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The Iron Curtain was seen as the divider between East<br />

and West in Cold War Europe. The term refers to a<br />

material reality but it is also a metaphor; a metaphor<br />

that has become so powerful that it tends to mark our<br />

historical understanding of the period.<br />

Through the archaeological study of two areas that can be<br />

considered part of the former Iron Curtain, the Czech—<br />

Austrian border and the Italian—Slovenian border,<br />

this research investigates the relationship between the<br />

material and the metaphor of the Iron Curtain. As a<br />

study of the archaeology of the contemporary past<br />

this thesis brings forward methodological issues when<br />

dealing with many different sources as well as general<br />

reflections on our historical understanding.<br />

Södertörns högskola<br />

SE-141 89 Huddinge<br />

publications@sh.se<br />

www.sh.se/publications

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