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States of Memory: Continuities, Conflicts, and Transformations in National Retrospection

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Description for States of Memory: Continuities, Conflicts, and Transformations in National Retrospection Paperback. Illuminates the construction of national memory from a comparative, cross-case perspective. This book emphasizes that memory itself has a history: not only do particular meanings change, but the very faculty of memory - its place in social relations and the forms it takes-varies over time. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
States of Memory illuminates the construction of national memory from a comparative perspective. The essays collected here emphasize that memory itself has a history: not only do particular meanings change, but the very faculty of memory—its place in social relations and the forms it takes—varies over time. Integrating theories of memory and nationalism with case studies, these essays stake a vital middle ground between particular and universal approaches to social memory studies.

The contributors—including historians and social scientists—describe societies’ struggles to produce and then use ideas of what a “normal” past should look like. They examine claims about the genuineness of ... Read more

States of Memory will appeal to those scholars-in sociology, history, political science, cultural studies, anthropology, and art history-who are interested in collective memory, commemoration, nationalism, and state formation.

Contributors. Paloma Aguilar, Frederick C. Corney, Carol Gluck, Matt K. Matsuda, Jeffrey K. Olick, Francesca Polletta, Uri Ram, Barry Schwartz, Lyn Spillman, Charles Tilly, Simonetta Falasca Zamponi, Eviatar Zerubavel, Tong Zhang

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Product Details

Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Politics, History, & Culture
Condition
New
Weight
508g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822330639
SKU
V9780822330639
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About Olick
Jeffrey K. Olick is Associate Professor of Sociology at Columbia University.

Reviews for States of Memory: Continuities, Conflicts, and Transformations in National Retrospection
“An old Yugoslav aphorism goes: ‘The future is not hard to predict, but the past is forever changing.’ The essays gathered in this volume all deal in one way or another with the way people organize their collective memories of a past, and particularly a national past. The range of topics is remarkable, and the essays themselves are uniformly excellent—beginning ... Read more

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