Between memory and mythology : the construction of memory of modern wars / / edited by Natalia Starostina

• Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (198 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.485
• Soggetto topico: War and society; Collective memory - Social aspects; War - History - 19th century; War - History - 20th century
• Persona (resp. second.): StarostinaNatalia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; PART II; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; PART III; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; PART IV; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CONTRIBUTORS
• Sommario/riassunto: Inspired by the theoretical insights of Patrick Hutton, Roland Barthes and Maurice Halbwachs, this volume examines the relationship between myths and memory and the ways in which the narratives (and the mythologies) of wars play a central role in constructing modern identities. The scholarly examination of war narratives shows how the political elite became eagerly engaged in the process of mythmaking. The collection opens with a preface by Patrick Hutton, the leading historian in the field o...
• Titolo autorizzato: Between memory and mythology
• ISBN: 1-4438-7876-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797225603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II