Realms of Memory: Traditions

Realms of Memory: Traditions
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 618
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ISBN-10 : 0231106343
ISBN-13 : 9780231106344
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Book Synopsis Realms of Memory: Traditions by : Pierre Nora

Download or read book Realms of Memory: Traditions written by Pierre Nora and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself.


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