{"product_id":"the-river-of-history-peter-farrugia-9781552381601","title":"The River of History: Trans-National and Trans-Disciplinary Perspectives on the Immanence of the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eDoes history matter any more? In an era when both the past and memory seem to be sources of considerable interest and, frequently, lively debate, has the academic discipline of history ceased to offer the connection between past and present experience that it was originally intended to provide? In short, has History become a bridge to nowhere, a structure over a river whose course has been permanently altered?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the overarching question that \u003cem\u003eThe River of History\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to answer. Drawn from a broad spectrum of scholarly disciplines, the contributors tackle a wide range of questions. Does history, as it is practised in universities, provide any useful context for the average Canadian or has the task of historical consciousness-shaping passed to filmmakers and journalists? What can the history of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal conceptions of land and property tell us about contemporary relations between these cultures? Is there a way to own the past that fosters sincere stock-taking without proprietary interest or rigid notions of linearity? And, finally, what does the history of technological change suggest about humanity's ability to manage the process now and in the future?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe philosopher Heraclitus once likened history to a river and argued for its otherness by stating that \"No man can cross the same river twice, because neither the man nor the river is the same.\" This collection reconsiders this conceptualization, taking the reader on a journey along the river in an effort to better comprehend the ways in which past, present, and future are interconnected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Farrugia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1552381609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552381601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Calgary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Peter Farrugia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485613568255,"sku":"9781552381601","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b76d393-4048-4492-83f7-89131427b595.jpg?v=1778050386","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-river-of-history-peter-farrugia-9781552381601","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}