Writing the History of Memory

Download or read book Writing the History of Memory written by Stefan Berger and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-02-13 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How objective are our history books? This addition to the Writing History series examines the critical role that memory plays in the writing of history. This book includes: - Essays from an international team of historians, bringing together analysis of forms of public history such as museums, exhibitions, memorials and speeches - Coverage of the ancient world to the present, on topics such as oral history and generational and collective memory - Two key case studies on Holocaust memorialisation and the memory of Communism