This book explores the complex relationships that exist between memory, nostalgia, writing and identity.

"At a time when the memoir has never been more popular, Memory and Narrative presents an account of how the weave of life-writing has altered over time to arriv

Originally published in 1993. This book explores the process by which individuals reconstruct the meaning and significance of past experience. Drawing on the li

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The United Nations’ declaration of 2009 as the International Year of Reconciliation is testimony to the growing use of historical commissions as instruments o