The burden of the past : history, memory, and identity in contemporary Ukraine / / edited by Anna Wylegala and Malgorzata Glowacka-Grajper

• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 307 pages)
• Disciplina: 947.70072
• Soggetto topico: Memory - Ukraine; Group identity - Ukraine
• Soggetto geografico: Ukraine Historiography; Ukraine History 1917-1921; Ukraine History 1921-1944; Ukraine History 1944-1991; Ukraine History 1991-2014; Ukraine History 2014-
• Persona (resp. second.): WylegałaAnna; Głowacka-GrajperMałgorzata
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "In a century marked by totalitarian regimes, genocide, mass migrations, and shifting borders, the concept of memory in Eastern Europe is often synonymous with notions of trauma. In Ukraine, memory mechanisms were disrupted by political systems seeking to repress and control the past in order to form new national identities supportive of their own agendas. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, memory in Ukraine was released, creating alternate visions of the past, new national heroes, and new victims. This release of memories led to new conflicts and "memory wars." How does the past exist in contemporary Ukraine? The works collected in The Burden of the Past focus on commemorative practices, the politics of history, and the way memory influences Ukrainian politics, identity, and culture. The works explore contemporary memory culture in Ukraine and the ways in which it is being researched and understood. Drawing on work from historians, sociologists, anthropologists, psychologists, and political scientists, the collection represents a truly interdisciplinary approach. Taken together, the groundbreaking scholarship collected in The Burden of the Past provides insight into how memories can be warped and abused, and how this abuse can have lasting effects on a country seeking to create a hopeful future"--
• Titolo autorizzato: The burden of the past
• ISBN: 9780253046734 (eBook); 0253046734
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813277903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II