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WRITING THE HISTORY OF MEMORY
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| By: |
Stefan Berger (Editor), Bill Niven (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£24.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0340991887 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780340991886 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
13 February, 2014 |
| Series: |
Writing History |
| Pages: |
264 |
| Description: |
How objective are our history books? In this most recent addition to the Writing History series, Writing the History of Memory examines the critical role that memory plays in the writing of history. |
| Synopsis: |
How objective are our history books? This addition to the Writing History series examines the critical role that memory plays in the writing of history.This book includes:- Essays from an international team of historians, bringing together analysis of forms of public history such as museums, exhibitions, memorials and speeches- Coverage of the ancient world to the present, on topics such as oral history and generational and collective memory- Two key case studies on Holocaust memorialisation and the memory of Communism |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Hodder Arnold |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |