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Commemorative Events : Memory, Identities, Conflict.

Commemorative Events emphasise remembering. They are held on the anniversaries of significant past events, either annually or after significant time periods. Commemorative events provide fascinating insight into how societies see themselves, their heritage and their identity. These events however ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Frost, Warwick
Otros Autores: Laing, Jennifer
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge advances in event research series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Commemorative Events emphasise remembering. They are held on the anniversaries of significant past events, either annually or after significant time periods. Commemorative events provide fascinating insight into how societies see themselves, their heritage and their identity. These events however carry high propensity for controversy as memory and identity are highly subjective and other stakeholders hold different views of what should be commemorated and why. This is the first book to provide an in - depth critical examination of commemorative events, particularly what they mean to.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (201 pages)
ISBN:9781136691089
1136691081