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

How do human societies leave their mark on the world so they are not forgotten? This is a collection of work by leading French intellectuals exploring the statu

Addressing the remarkable absence of colonial legacy from Pierre Nora's Les Lieux de mémoire, the present volume fosters a new reading of the French past by di

Fran�ois Hartog explores crucial moments of change in societyÕs Òregimes of historicityÓ or its way of relating to the past, present, and future. Inspired

The recent wave of interest in oral history and return to the active subject as a topic in historical practice raises a number of questions about the status and