History, Memory and Public Life

Name: History, Memory and Public Life
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138905849
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History, Memory and Public Life explores how historical expertise shapes contemporary public reflection on the past. The book is divided into two parts: the first addresses theoretical and methodological issues in historical memory studies, including postcolonialism, sites of memory, national origin myths, and memorialisation. The second part presents case studies on difficult, contested memories such as the Northern Ireland Troubles, post-apartheid South Africa, and the Holocaust, revealing how history and memory intersect in public life.
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This book is ideal for students of history and those engaged in interdisciplinary memory studies, providing both scholarly insights and practical case studies to deepen understanding of how the past is remembered and represented.

History, Memory and Public Life introduces readers to key themes in the study of historical memory and its significance. Addressing both the theoretical and methodological aspects of historical memory studies, it is ideal for students of history as well as those working within the interdisciplinary field of memory studies.

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History, Memory and Public Life introduces readers to key themes in the study of historical memory and its significance by considering the role of historical expertise and understanding in contemporary public reflection on the past.

Divided into two parts, the book addresses both the theoretical and applied aspects of historical memory studies. Approaches to history and memory introduces key methodological and theoretical issues within the field, such as postcolonialism, sites of memory, myths of national origins, and questions raised by memorialisation and museum presentation. Difficult pasts looks at history and memory in practice through a range of case studies on contested, complex or traumatic memories, including the Northern Ireland Troubles, post-apartheid South Africa and the Holocaust.

Examining the intersection between history and memory from a wide range of perspectives, and supported by guidance on further reading and online resources, this book is ideal for students of history as well as those working within the broad interdisciplinary field of memory studies.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138905849

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 15 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

Edited by Adam Sutcliffe
Edited by Anna Maerker
Edited by Simon Sleight

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 326

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About the Author

Anna Maerker is Senior Lecturer in History of Medicine at King’s College London. Her work on the material culture of medicine and science and on the history of expertise includes Model Experts: Wax Anatomies and Enlightenment in Florence and Vienna, 1775–1815 (2011).

Simon Sleight is Senior Lecturer in Australian History at King’s College London. His research interests include urban life in the past and the evolution of youth cultures. Recent publications include the co-edited collection Children, Childhood and Youth in the British World (2016).

Adam Sutcliffe is Reader in European History at King’s College London. He is the author of Judaism and Enlightenment (2003), and the co-editor, most recently, of Philosemitism in History (2011) and The Cambridge History of Judaism, Volume 7: The Early Modern World, 1500–1815 (2018).