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Theatres of Memory
Raphael Samuel
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Description for Theatres of Memory
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When Theatres of Memory was first published in 1994, it transformed the debate about what is to be considered history and questioned the role of "heritage" that lies at the heart of every Western nation's obsession with the past. Today, in the age of Downton Abbey and Mad Men, we are once again conjuring historical fictions to make sense of our everyday lives.
In this remarkable book, Samuel looks at the many different ways we use the 'unofficial knowledge' of the past. Considering such varied areas as the fashion for "retrofitting," the rise of family history, the joys of collecting ... Read more
When Theatres of Memory was first published in 1994, it transformed the debate about what is to be considered history and questioned the role of "heritage" that lies at the heart of every Western nation's obsession with the past. Today, in the age of Downton Abbey and Mad Men, we are once again conjuring historical fictions to make sense of our everyday lives.
In this remarkable book, Samuel looks at the many different ways we use the 'unofficial knowledge' of the past. Considering such varied areas as the fashion for "retrofitting," the rise of family history, the joys of collecting ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
637g
Number of Pages
508
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844678693
SKU
V9781844678693
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Ref
99-3
About Raphael Samuel
Raphael Samuel (1934-1996) tutored History at Ruskin College, Oxford, and was a founding editor of History Workshop Journal. His works include Theatres of Memory and Island Stories. For more information about his work, see The Raphael Samuel History Centre and Archive online.
Reviews for Theatres of Memory
Whose history is it, then? That's the question driving Raphael Samuel's provocative investigation of the historically steeped nature of British culture ... A joy to read.
Roy Porter
New Statesman
A brilliant and compelling historical vision.
Jonathan Clark
The Times
An alluring, hugely energetic writer ... Samuel is invaluable.
Fiona MacCarthy
Observer ... Read more
Roy Porter
New Statesman
A brilliant and compelling historical vision.
Jonathan Clark
The Times
An alluring, hugely energetic writer ... Samuel is invaluable.
Fiona MacCarthy
Observer ... Read more