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Realms of Memory: The Construction of the French Past, Volume 3 - Symbols
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Hardback. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 751 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTE; HBJD; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1566. The Construction of the French Past. Symbols. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GTE; HBJD; JFC; JPFN. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 54. Weight: 1508. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur.
Archives, monuments, celebrations:there are not merely the recollections of memory but also the foundations of history. Symbols, the third and final volume in Pierre Nora's monumental Realms of Memory, includes groundbreaking discussions of the emblems of France's past by some of the nation's most distinguished intellectuals. The seventeen essays in this book consider such diverse "sites" of memory as the figures of Joan D'Arc and Decartes, the national motto of "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity", the tricolor flag and the French language itself. Pierre Nora's closing essay on commemoration provides a culminating overview of the series. Offering a new approach on ... Read more
Archives, monuments, celebrations:there are not merely the recollections of memory but also the foundations of history. Symbols, the third and final volume in Pierre Nora's monumental Realms of Memory, includes groundbreaking discussions of the emblems of France's past by some of the nation's most distinguished intellectuals. The seventeen essays in this book consider such diverse "sites" of memory as the figures of Joan D'Arc and Decartes, the national motto of "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity", the tricolor flag and the French language itself. Pierre Nora's closing essay on commemoration provides a culminating overview of the series. Offering a new approach on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
751
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Series
European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism
Condition
New
Weight
1549g
Number of Pages
751
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231109260
SKU
V9780231109260
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About Nora
Pierre Nora is Editorial Director of Editions Gallimand. He is editor of the journal Le Debat and is Directeur D'Etudes at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris.
Reviews for Realms of Memory: The Construction of the French Past, Volume 3 - Symbols
This is an indispensable guide to understanding France and the French. As usual, Arthur Goldhammer's translation is superb. Foreign Affairs This unusual book deals fascinatingly with everything from the creation of the rousing anthem "La Marseillaise" to the changing role of Joan of Arc in France's collective memory. Even the Eiffel Tower shines forth in surprising new facets. Chicago Tribune ... Read more