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The Politics of Memory in Post-Authoritarian Transitions. Volume Two, Comparative Analysis /

History is a powerful tool in hands of politicians, and can be a destructive weapon, as power over the past is the power to decide who is a hero and who is a traitor. Tradition, the remembrance of ancestors, experiences of previous generations are keys that unlock the doors to citizens' minds,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marszałek-Kawa, Joanna (Autor)
Otros Autores: Wawrzyński, Patryk, Ratke-Majewska, Anna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:History is a powerful tool in hands of politicians, and can be a destructive weapon, as power over the past is the power to decide who is a hero and who is a traitor. Tradition, the remembrance of ancestors, experiences of previous generations are keys that unlock the doors to citizens' minds, and allow certain ideas, visions and political programs to flourish. However, can history be a proper political weapon during democratization processes when the past is decisively divided from the present? Are the new order and society founded on the basis of some interpretation of the past, or, rather,
Notas:Print version cataloged as a monographic set.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9781443869379
1443869376