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History and Popular Memory: The Power of Story in Moments of Crisis
Paul A. Cohen
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Description for History and Popular Memory: The Power of Story in Moments of Crisis
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, B&W Illus.: 19,, Maps: 5,. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
When people experience a traumatic event, such as war or the threat of annihilation, they often turn to history for stories that promise a positive outcome to their suffering. During World War II, the French took comfort in the story of Joan of Arc and her heroic efforts to rid France of foreign occupation. To bring the Joan narrative more into line with current circumstances, however, popular retellings modified the original story so that what people believed took place in the past was often quite different from what actually occurred. Paul A. Cohen identifies this interplay between story and ... Read more
When people experience a traumatic event, such as war or the threat of annihilation, they often turn to history for stories that promise a positive outcome to their suffering. During World War II, the French took comfort in the story of Joan of Arc and her heroic efforts to rid France of foreign occupation. To bring the Joan narrative more into line with current circumstances, however, popular retellings modified the original story so that what people believed took place in the past was often quite different from what actually occurred. Paul A. Cohen identifies this interplay between story and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231166379
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V9780231166379
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About Paul A. Cohen
Paul A. Cohen is Edith Stix Wasserman Professor of Asian Studies and History Emeritus at Wellesley College and a long-time associate of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University. His books include Discovering History in China: American Historical Writing on the Recent Chinese Past and the award-winning History in Three Keys: The Boxers as Event, Experience, and Myth. ... Read more
Reviews for History and Popular Memory: The Power of Story in Moments of Crisis
A seminal work of extraordinary scholarship... Informed and informative, History and Popular Memory: The Power of Story in Moments of Crisis is very highly recommended for academic library reference collections. Midwest Book Review A fascinating cultural and political study of the nature of history and how we remember it, particularly at times of crisis. South China Morning Post Cohen has ... Read more