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Cultural Memory and the Construction of Identity Paperback - 1999
by Ben-Amos, Dan [Editor]; Weissberg, Liliane [Editor]; Weissberg, Liliane [Introduction]; Ben-Amos, Dan [Afterword]; Weissberg, Liliane [Contributor]; Abrahams, Roger D. [Contributor]; Katriel, Tamar [Contributor]; Jr., Houston A. Baker [Contributor]; Georg
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- Title Cultural Memory and the Construction of Identity
- Author Ben-Amos, Dan [Editor]; Weissberg, Liliane [Editor]; Weissberg, Liliane [Introduction]; Ben-Amos, Dan [Afterword]; Weissberg, Liliane [Contributor]; Abrahams, Roger D. [Contributor]; Katriel, Tamar [Contributor]; Jr., Houston A. Baker [Contributor]; Georg
- Binding Paperback
- Condition New
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wayne State University Press
- Date 1999-01-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0814327532
- ISBN 9780814327531 / 0814327532
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 9.01 x 6.1 x 0.71 in (22.89 x 15.49 x 1.80 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects History - Philosophy, Memory (Philosophy)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98024234
- Dewey Decimal Code 901
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From the rear cover
How do we remember persons, objects, events? Memory seems so personal, but, at the same time, it is shaped by collective experience and public representations. Newspapers, television, and even celebrations and festivities mark for us not only who we are, but also who we were and how we lived. Cultural memory and the Construction of Identity brings together scholars of folklore, literature, history, and communication to explore the dynamics of cultural memory in a variety of contexts. Memory is a powerful tool that can transform a piece of earth into a homeland and common objects into symbols. The authors of this volume show how memory is shaped and how it operates in uniting society and creating images that attain the value of truth even if they deviate from fact. They point to the relationship between this memory and our notion of "culture." They also discuss this cultural memory on the level of everyday life.