Memory and History Tumblety Joan University of Southampton UK
How does the historian approach memory and how do historians use different sources to analyze how history and memory interact and impact on each other?Memory and History explores the different aspects…
Specifikacia Memory and History Tumblety Joan University of Southampton UK
How does the historian approach memory and how do historians use different sources to analyze how history and memory interact and impact on each other?Memory and History explores the different aspects of the study of this field. Taking examples from Europe, Australia, the USA and Japan and treating periods beyond living memory as well as the recent past, the volume highlights the contours of the current vogue for memory among historians while demonstrating the diversity and imagination of the field.Each chapter looks at a set of key historical and historiographical questions through research-based case studies: - How does engaging with memory as either source or subject help to illuminate the past? What are the theoretical, ethical and/or methodological challenges that are encountered by historians engaging with memory