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Faces of Identity and Memory - The Cultural Heritage of Central and Eastern Europe
Kocoj, Ewa; Gawel, Lukasz
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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Across central and eastern Europe, the traces of vanished cultures remain. Empty, devastated synagogues, Orthodox, Greek and Roman Catholic churches serving as warehouses, fallen mansions, abandoned homes. Alongside the majority groups, there once lived minority and stateless communities, ultimately torn apart by totalitarian regimes. Yet the fall of communism has allowed for the memory of the missing to surface, triggering efforts to rescue their tangible and intangible heritage.This book joins in these efforts by public, independent, private, and non-profit institutions, as well as local activists, to preserve a fading past. It makes clear how tragic it would be to let ... Read more
Across central and eastern Europe, the traces of vanished cultures remain. Empty, devastated synagogues, Orthodox, Greek and Roman Catholic churches serving as warehouses, fallen mansions, abandoned homes. Alongside the majority groups, there once lived minority and stateless communities, ultimately torn apart by totalitarian regimes. Yet the fall of communism has allowed for the memory of the missing to surface, triggering efforts to rescue their tangible and intangible heritage.This book joins in these efforts by public, independent, private, and non-profit institutions, as well as local activists, to preserve a fading past. It makes clear how tragic it would be to let ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
Condition
New
Number of pages
224
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Krakow, Poland
ISBN
9788323339540
SKU
V9788323339540
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About Kocoj, Ewa; Gawel, Lukasz
Ewa Kocój and Lukasz Gawel are faculty members of the Institute of Culture at Jagiellonian University.
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