Commemorations: The Politics of National Memory
Between Memory and Oblivion: Concentration Camps and Public Controversy
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Koonz, C
1993
Memory is as central to modern politics as politics is central to modern memory. We are so accustomed to living in a forest of monuments, to having the past represented to us through museums, historic sites, and public sculpture, that we easily lose sight of the recent origins and diverse meanings of these uniquely modern phenomena. In this volume, leading historians, anthropologists, and ethnographers explore the relationship between collective memory and national identity in diverse cultures throughout history. Placing commemorations in their historical settings, the contributors disclose the contested nature of these monuments by showing how groups and individuals struggle to shape the past to their own ends.
Duke Scholars
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0691032009
Publication Date
1993
Start / End Page
258 / 281
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Princeton University Press
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Koonz, C. (1993). Between Memory and Oblivion: Concentration Camps and Public Controversy. In Commemorations: The Politics of National Memory (pp. 258–281). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Koonz, Claudia. “Between Memory and Oblivion: Concentration Camps and Public Controversy.” In Commemorations: The Politics of National Memory, 258–81. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1993.
Koonz C. Between Memory and Oblivion: Concentration Camps and Public Controversy. In: Commemorations: The Politics of National Memory. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press; 1993. p. 258–81.
Koonz, Claudia. “Between Memory and Oblivion: Concentration Camps and Public Controversy.” Commemorations: The Politics of National Memory, Princeton University Press, 1993, pp. 258–81.
Koonz C. Between Memory and Oblivion: Concentration Camps and Public Controversy. Commemorations: The Politics of National Memory. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press; 1993. p. 258–281.
ISBN
0691032009
Publication Date
1993
Start / End Page
258 / 281
Publisher
Princeton University Press