Trauma and the Memory of Politics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521534208)

Jenny Edkins explores how we remember traumatic events such as wars, famines, genocides and terrorism. She argues that remembrance does not have to be nationalistic but can instead challenge the political systems that produced the violence. Using examples from the World Wars, Vietnam, the Holocaust, Kosovo and September 11th, Edkins analyzes the practices of memory rituals through memorials, museums and remembrance ceremonies. This wide-ranging study embraces literature, history, politics and international relations, in an original contribution to the study of memory.

Author: Jenny Edkins
ISBN-10: 0521534208
ISBN-13: 9780521534208
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/31/2003
Pages: 284
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d