| The Usable Past: Greek Metahistories Contributor(s): Brown, K. S. (Editor), Hamilakis, Yannis (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0739103849 ISBN-13: 9780739103845 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $51.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: In this volume, K.S. Brown and Yannis Hamilakis bring together scholars of history, archaeology, and anthropology to explore the located and contextual nature of historical narratives through the lens of twentieth-century Greece. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Drama | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 938 |
| LCCN: 2002114137 |
| Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.36" W x 8.78" (0.73 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this volume, K.S. Brown and Yannis Hamilakis bring together scholars of history, archaeology, and anthropology to explore the located and contextual nature of historical narratives. The contributors analyze contested historic rituals, building styles, and traditions-looking through the unique lens of twentieth-century Greek identity-paying particular attention to the ways these social phenomena and cultural artifacts manifest tension between 'official' and 'unofficial' narratives of the past. Though focused on the changing historical basis of Greek culture and identity, this work further serves as an important theoretical contemplation of how our view of the past is shaped by our relationship with the present. |