{"product_id":"talking-stones-elisabetta-viggiani-9781782384076","title":"Talking Stones: The Politics of Memorialization in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland","description":"\u003cp\u003e If memory was simply about past events, public authorities would never put their ever-shrinking budgets at its service. Rather, memory is actually about the present moment, as Pierre Nora puts it: \"Through the past, we venerate above all ourselves.\" This book examines how collective memory and material culture are used to support present political and ideological needs in contemporary society. Using the memorialization of the Troubles in contemporary Northern Ireland as a case study, this book investigates how non-state, often proscribed, organizations have filled a societal vacuum in the creation of public memorials. In particular, these groups have sifted through the past to propose \"official\" collective narratives of national identification, historical legitimation, and moral justifications for violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elisabetta Viggiani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782384073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782384076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Elisabetta Viggiani","offers":[{"title":"Library Binding","offer_id":48088778244351,"sku":"9781782384076","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c5fb488-3afe-4d80-834c-4dc2a353e429.jpg?v=1769106556","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/talking-stones-elisabetta-viggiani-9781782384076","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}