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Committing the future to memory : history, experience, trauma /
This title examines canonical philosophies of history, memory and identity in the context of contemporary interest in finitude and the temporalities of trauma. Engaging texts spanning multiple genres and several centuries - from John Locke to Maurice Blanchot, from Hegel to Benjamin - Clift combines...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This title examines canonical philosophies of history, memory and identity in the context of contemporary interest in finitude and the temporalities of trauma. Engaging texts spanning multiple genres and several centuries - from John Locke to Maurice Blanchot, from Hegel to Benjamin - Clift combines close readings with conceptual generalization to bring those works together as sites where the pressure to think about the impact of history on individual and collective identities is at its highest. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 255 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780823254231 0823254232 9780823254248 0823254240 9780823261161 0823261166 |