| Writing the History of Memory Contributor(s): Feldner, Heiko (Editor), Niven, Bill (Editor), Passmore, Kevin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0340991887 ISBN-13: 9780340991886 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Historiography |
| Dewey: 907.2 |
| Series: Writing History |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |
Contributor Bio(s): Berger, Stefan: - Stefan Berger is Professor of Social History and Director of the Institute of Social Movements and the House for the History of the Ruhr at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. |