Myths & Memories
Author : Gilbert Adair
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 49,42 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Myths and Memories of the Nation
Author : Anthony D. Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 27,84 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780198295341
Book Description
Nations and nationalism remain powerful phenomena in the contemporary world. Why do they continue to inspire such passion and attachments? Myths and Memories of the Nation explores the roots of nationalism by examining the myths, symbols and memories of the nation through a 'ethno-symbolic'approach. The book reveals the continuing power of myth and memory to mobilise, define and shape people and their destinies. It examines the variety and durability of ethnic attachments and national identities, and assesses the contemporary revival of ethnic conflicts and nationalism. The bookanalyses the depth of ethnic attachments and the persistence of nations to this day.
Myth, Memory, Trauma
Author : Polly Jones
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 24,49 MB
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 0300187211
Book Description
Drawing on newly available materials from the Soviet archives, Polly Jones offers an innovative, comprehensive account of de-Stalinization in the Soviet Union during the Khrushchev and early Brezhnev eras. Jones traces the authorities' initiation and management of the de-Stalinization process and explores a wide range of popular reactions to the new narratives of Stalinism in party statements and in Soviet literature and historiography. Engaging with the dynamic field of memory studies, this book represents the first sustained comparison of this process with other countries' attempts to rethink their own difficult pasts, and with later Soviet and post-Soviet approaches to Stalinism.
Popular Myths about Memory
Author : Brian H. Bornstein
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 43,42 MB
Release : 2017-07-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0739192191
Book Description
Misconceptions about memory phenomena often go hand-in-hand with popular misrepresentations of its function in media. In Popular Myths about Memory, Brian H. Bornstein examines how the representation of memory in novels, movies, and television shows often clashes with scientific research. Bornstein discusses the consequences of these myths on the popular understanding of memory and its functions. Depictions of amnesia, eyewitness accounts, and superior memory are just a few of the processes explored and debunked. This book is recommended for scholars interested in psychology, media and film studies, literary studies, and communication studies.
Myth and Memory in the Mediterranean
Author : N. Doumanis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 33,16 MB
Release : 1997-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0230376959
Book Description
This book examines the relationship between coloniser and colonised among the Italian-held Dodecanese Islands between 1912 and 1943, and is based on an oral history project conducted between 1990 and 1995. Italian power is described as having been negotiated, resisted and modified by locals, who admired many aspects of Italian rule without according the regime any legitimacy. This ethnographic history challenges standard views on Italian colonialism and Greek nationalism, and reflects on contemporary questions regarding historical memory, political culture and social identity.
The Myth of Repressed Memory
Author : Elizabeth F. Loftus
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,68 MB
Release : 1996-01-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0312141238
Book Description
Maintains that there is no controlled scientific evidence that memories of trauma may be "recovered" years later.
Objects of Myth and Memory
Author : Diana Fane
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 36,63 MB
Release : 1993-01-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780295971049
Book Description
Islamic Myths and Memories
Author : Itzchak Weismann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 11,78 MB
Release : 2016-05-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317112202
Book Description
Islamic myths and collective memory are very much alive in today’s localized struggles for identity, and are deployed in the ongoing construction of worldwide cultural networks. This book brings the theoretical perspectives of myth-making and collective memory to the study of Islam and globalization and to the study of the place of the mass media in the contemporary Islamic resurgence. It explores the annulment of spatial and temporal distance by globalization and by the communications revolution underlying it, and how this has affected the cherished myths and memories of the Muslim community. It shows how contemporary Islamic thinkers and movements respond to the challenges of globalization by preserving, reviving, reshaping, or transforming myths and memories.
Quest for a Suitable Past
Author : Claudia-Florentina Dobre
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 38,94 MB
Release : 2018-01-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9633861365
Book Description
The past may be approached from a variety of directions. A myth reunites people around certain values and projects and pushes them in one direction or another. The present volume brings together a range of case studies of myth making and myth breaking in east Europe from the nineteenth century to the present day. In particular, it focuses on the complex process through which memories are transformed into myths. This problematic interplay between memory and myth-making is analyzed in conjunction with the role of myths in the political and social life of the region. The essays include cases of forging myths about national pre-history, about the endorsement of nation building by means of historiography, and above all, about communist and post-communist mythologies. The studies shed new light on the creation of local and national identities, as well as the legitimization of ideologies through myth-making. Together, the contributions show that myths were often instrumental in the vast projects of social and political mobilization during a period which has witnessed, among others, two world wars and the harsh oppression of the communist regimes. ÿ
Memories and Visions of Paradise
Author : Richard Heinberg
Publisher : Quest Books
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 39,20 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780835607162
Book Description
Explores the universal myth of Paradise across cultures, uncovering its personal message and social consequences. Companion video.
