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Item specifics
- Condition
- EAN
- 9780231166379
- ISBN
- 0231166370
- Manufacturer
- Columbia University Press
- Brand
- Columbia University Press
- Binding
- TP
- Book Title
- History and Popular Memory: The Power of Story in
- Subject Area
- Performing Arts, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, History
- Publication Name
- History and Popular Memory : the Power of Story in Moments of Crisis
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Item Length
- 8.9 in
- Subject
- Archaeology, Film / General, Historiography, Europe / Eastern, Europe / France, Religious, Asia / China, Social Psychology
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Item Weight
- 14.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231166370
ISBN-13
9780231166379
eBay Product ID (ePID)
234903325
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
History and Popular Memory : the Power of Story in Moments of Crisis
Publication Year
2017
Subject
Archaeology, Film / General, Historiography, Europe / Eastern, Europe / France, Religious, Asia / China, Social Psychology
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
14.2 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
Readable, humane, thought-provoking and important... This is a beautifully written book which ranges widely and invites the reader to rethink common assumptions about heroism, periodisation and myth., Cohen should be lauded for his courage in addressing stories far outside his field (ancient China). The book is eminently readable and engaging, Cohen has done a remarkable job of demonstrating... the merits of analyzing the effects of popular memory., We can understand [history and memory] better thanks to Cohen's erudite insistence on the importance of storytelling in the way historians and laypersons understand the past., A fascinating cultural and political study of the nature of history and how we remember it, particularly at times of crisis., Cohen should be lauded for his courage in addressing stories far outside his field... The book is eminently readable and engaging., A seminal work of extraordinary scholarship... Informed and informative, History and Popular Memory: The Power of Story in Moments of Crisis is very highly recommended for academic library reference collections.
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
907.2
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Battle of Kosovo of 1389 and Serbian Nationalism 2. The Fall of Masada and Modern Jewish Memory 3. Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese Nationalist Policy, and the Story of King Goujian 4. The Enigma of the Appeal of Joan of Arc in Wartime France 5. Artful Propaganda in World War II: Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky and Olivier's Henry V Conclusion Notes Index
Synopsis
When people experience a traumatic event, such as war or the threat of annihilation, they often turn to history for stories that promise a positive outcome to their suffering. During World War II, the French took comfort in the story of Joan of Arc and her heroic efforts to rid France of foreign occupation. To bring the Joan narrative more into line with current circumstances, however, popular retellings modified the original story so that what people believed took place in the past was often quite different from what actually occurred. Paul A. Cohen identifies this interplay between story and history as a worldwide phenomenon, found in countries of radically different cultural, religious, and social character. He focuses here on Serbia, Israel, China, France, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain, all of which experienced severe crises in the twentieth century and, in response, appropriated age-old historical narratives that resonated with what was happening in the present to serve a unifying, restorative purpose. A central theme in the book is the distinction between popular memory and history. Although vitally important to historians, this distinction is routinely blurred in people's minds, and the historian's truth often cannot compete with the power of a compelling story from the past, even when it has been seriously distorted by myth or political manipulation. Cohen concludes by suggesting that the patterns of interaction he probes, given their near universality, may well be rooted in certain human propensities that transcend cultural difference.
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