The Memory of Catastrophe

The Memory of Catastrophe

by PeterGray (Editor), KendrickOliver (Editor)

Synopsis

Investigates the dynamic relationship between experiences of profound social and cultural disruption, and human memory. Critical comparisons are made across a wide variety of catastrophic experiences and memories; not just of war, but also of massacre, genocide, rebellion, famine, partition, shipwreck and fire. The book is an accessible showcase for a wide range of methodological approaches to the study of memory, including literary studies, cultural studies, participant-observation and historical studies, and uses a variety of oral, visual and written sources. Offers a diverse chronological and geographical range of catastrophic cases, from seventeenth-century England to the recent conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, from Ireland to the Indian sub-continent, from Mexico to wartime Leningrad. Well-written and accessible - a fascinating read.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 13 May 2004

ISBN 10: 0719063450
ISBN 13: 9780719063459