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Description:In Social Memory and History, a group of anthropologists, sociologists, social linguists, gerontologists, and historians explore the ways in which memory reconstructs the past and constructs the present. A substantial introduction by the editors outlines the key issues in the understanding of social memory: its nature and process, its personal and political implications, the crisis in memory, and the relationship between social and individual memory. Ten cross-cultural case studies--groups ranging from Kiowa songsters, Burgundian farmers, elderly Phildelaphia whites, Chilean political activists, American immigrants to Israel, and Irish working class women--then explore how social memory transmits culture or contests it at the individual, community, and national levels in both tangible and symbolic spheres.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Social Memory and History: Anthropological Perspectives. To get started finding Social Memory and History: Anthropological Perspectives, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 252

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Altamira Press

Release: 2002

ISBN: 0759116431

Description: In Social Memory and History, a group of anthropologists, sociologists, social linguists, gerontologists, and historians explore the ways in which memory reconstructs the past and constructs the present. A substantial introduction by the editors outlines the key issues in the understanding of social memory: its nature and process, its personal and political implications, the crisis in memory, and the relationship between social and individual memory. Ten cross-cultural case studies--groups ranging from Kiowa songsters, Burgundian farmers, elderly Phildelaphia whites, Chilean political activists, American immigrants to Israel, and Irish working class women--then explore how social memory transmits culture or contests it at the individual, community, and national levels in both tangible and symbolic spheres.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Social Memory and History: Anthropological Perspectives. To get started finding Social Memory and History: Anthropological Perspectives, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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