03031oam 2200685I 450 991046512190332120200520144314.00-203-37461-41-299-31968-81-136-69108-110.4324/9780203374610 (CKB)2560000000100757(EBL)1154319(OCoLC)831117928(SSID)ssj0000854771(PQKBManifestationID)11461259(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000854771(PQKBWorkID)10903207(PQKB)10761768(OCoLC)830663330(MiAaPQ)EBC1154319(Au-PeEL)EBL1154319(CaPaEBR)ebr10676438(CaONFJC)MIL463218(OCoLC)837926656(EXLCZ)99256000000010075720180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCommemorative events memory, identities, conflict /Warwick Frost and Jennifer Laing1st ed.Abingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (201 p.)Routledge advances in event research seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-69060-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Commemorative Events Memory, identities,conflict; Copryright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; 1 Understanding commemorative events; 2 Imagining national identities; 3 Dark, disturbing and difficult commemorative events; 4 The tourism paradox; 5 It happened at the world's fair; 6 The re-enactors' world; 7 A day at Battle; 8 Cultural commemorations; 9 Commercial commemorations; 10 The legacy of commemorative events; 11 Why we need commemorative events; References; IndexCommemorative Events emphasise remembering. They are held on the anniversaries of significant past events, either annually or after significant time periods. Commemorative events provide fascinating insight into how societies see themselves, their heritage and their identity. These events however carry high propensity for controversy as memory and identity are highly subjective and other stakeholders hold different views of what should be commemorated and why. This is the first book to provide an in - depth critical examination of commemorative events, particularly what they mean to Routledge Advances in Event Research SeriesSpecial eventsAnniversariesMemorialsElectronic books.Special events.Anniversaries.Memorials.394.2Frost Warwick.991168Laing Jennifer741602MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465121903321Commemorative events2268190UNINA