Writing the History of Memory - 9780340991886

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.

This book is essential reading for any students wanting to understand how the past has been remembered. Memory is often thought to be the much more subjective form of history, but this book points to the many forms of memory that make up our interpretation of history. Museums, exhibitions, memorials and speeches are all forms of public history that this collection brings together and analyzes.
Written by specialists in the field, Writing the History of Memory examines topics such as oral history, generational and collective memory. It provides a groundbreaking introduction into the application of memory theory by historians.

Table of Contents
Introduction / Memory and History in the Ancient World / The Uses of Memory in the Carolingian Era / History-writing on the Relationship between Politics and National Memory / Generation and Collective Memory: A Conceptual-Methodological Exploration / Memory as both Source and Subject of Study: The Transformations of Oral History' / Pierre Nora's Lieux de Memoire and the Links between Memory and Identity / Writing the History of Memorials and Memorial Practice / Writing the Museum / The 'Memoriography' of the Holocaust: Issues and Debates / On the Memory of Communisim in Central Europe

Informazioni bibliografiche

• Titolo del Libro in lingua: Writing the History of Memory
• Lingua: English
• Autori :  Berger Stefan (EDT) Niven Bill (EDT)
• Editore: Bloomsbury USA Academic
• Data di Pubblicazione: 10 Aprile '14
• Genere: HISTORY
• EAN-13: 9780340991886