Writing the History of Memory

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Writing the History of Memory is written by Stefan Berger and published by A&C Black. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1849666741 (ISBN 10) and 9781849666749 (ISBN 13).

How objective are our history books? This addition to the Writing History series examines the critical role that memory plays in the writing of history. This book includes: - Essays from an international team of historians, bringing together analysis of forms of public history such as museums, exhibitions, memorials and speeches - Coverage of the ancient world to the present, on topics such as oral history and generational and collective memory - Two key case studies on Holocaust memorialisation and the memory of Communism