Theatres of Memory: Past and Present in Contemporary Culture
Samuel, Raphael
ISBN 10: 1844678695 ISBN 13: 9781844678693
Published by Verso, 2012
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When Theatres of Memory was first published in 1994, it transformed the debate about what is to be considered history and questioned the role of “heritage” that lies at the heart of every Western nation’s obsession with the past. Today, in the age of Downton Abbey and Mad Men, we are once again conjuring historical fictions to make sense of our everyday lives. In this remarkable book, Samuel looks at the many different ways we use the ‘unofficial knowledge’ of the past. Considering such varied areas as the fashion for “retrofitting,” the rise of family history, the joys of collecting old photographs, the allure of reenactment societies and televised adaptations of Dickens, Samuel transforms our understanding of the uses of history. He shows us that history is a living practice, something constantly being reassessed in the world around us.
About the Author: RAPHAEL SAMUEL (1934 - 1996) was a tutor in History at Ruskin College, Oxford, and a founding editor of History Workshop Journal.
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Title: Theatres of Memory: Past and Present in ...
Publisher: Verso
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
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