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Archaeology and memory /

Memory can be both a horrifying trauma and an empowering resource. From the Ancient Greeks to Nietzsche and Derrida, the dilemma about the relationship between history and memory has filled many pages, with one important question singled out: is the writing of history to memory a remedy or a poison?...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Borić, Dušan (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford, UK : Oakville, CT : Oxbow Books ; David Brown Book Company, [2010]
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Résumé:Memory can be both a horrifying trauma and an empowering resource. From the Ancient Greeks to Nietzsche and Derrida, the dilemma about the relationship between history and memory has filled many pages, with one important question singled out: is the writing of history to memory a remedy or a poison? Recently, a growing interest in and preoccupation with the issue of memory, remembering and forgetting has resulted in a proliferation of published works, in various disciplines, that have memory as their focus. This trend, to which the present volume contributes, has started to occupy the dominant.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (210 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1842178121
9781842178126