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Foreword

Lambek, Michael (2005) Foreword. In: Cappelletto, Francesca, (ed.) Memory and World War Ii: an Ethnographic Approach. Berg (Firm), Oxford, UK, xi-xvii. ISBN 9781845202057

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Abstract

This book considers the connections between memory and violence in the wake of World War II. Covering the range of European experiences from East to West, Memory and World War II takes a long-term approach to the study of trauma at the local level. It challenges the notion of collective memory and calls for an understanding of memory as a fine line between the individual and society, the private and the public. International contributors from a range of disciplines seek new ways to incorporate local memory within national history and consider whether memories of extreme violence can be socially transformed. Personal testimony reveals the myriad ways in which communities react to and reconstruct the horrors of war. What we learn is that terrifying experiences reside not only in memories of the past but remain embedded in present-day lives.

Item Type: Book Section
Official URL: http://www.bergpublishers.com/
Additional Information: © 2005 Berg Publishing
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: D History General and Old World > D History (General)
Date Deposited: 08 Oct 2008 13:49
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 09:15
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/9125

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