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Power and the Past: Collective Memory and International Relations
Yossi Shain Eric Langenbacher
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Paperback. Examines the impact of collective memory. This study makes a contribution to developing a theory of memory and international relations and also examines specific cases of collective memory's influence resulting from the legacies of World War II, the Holocaust, and September 11. Editor(s): Langenbacher, Eric; Shain, Yossi. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Only recently have international relations scholars started to seriously examine the influence of collective memory on foreign policy formation and relations between states and peoples. The ways in which the memories of past events are interpreted, misinterpreted, or even manipulated in public discourse create the context that shapes international relations. "Power and the Past" brings together leading history and international relations scholars to provide a groundbreaking examination of the impact of collective memory. This timely study makes a contribution to developing a theory of memory and international relations and also examines specific cases of collective memory's influence resulting from the ... Read more
Only recently have international relations scholars started to seriously examine the influence of collective memory on foreign policy formation and relations between states and peoples. The ways in which the memories of past events are interpreted, misinterpreted, or even manipulated in public discourse create the context that shapes international relations. "Power and the Past" brings together leading history and international relations scholars to provide a groundbreaking examination of the impact of collective memory. This timely study makes a contribution to developing a theory of memory and international relations and also examines specific cases of collective memory's influence resulting from the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589016408
SKU
V9781589016408
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About Yossi Shain Eric Langenbacher
Eric Langenbacher is a visiting assistant professor and director of the honors program in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. Yossi Shain is Romulo Betancourt Professor of Political Science at Tel Aviv University and professor of comparative government and diaspora politics in the Department of Government at Georgetown University.
Reviews for Power and the Past: Collective Memory and International Relations
This remarkable collection of essays shows that it is possible to treat a complex, delicate and controversial subject with, at the same time, subtlety, sensitivity and iconoclasm... The book deepens our understanding of problems linked to the presence in international relations of a past which refuses to go away. Survival