Voices of Collective Remembering (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521008808)

This book draws on psychology, history, literary theory, semiotics, sociology, and political science to provide a comprehensive review of collective memory. It outlines a particular way that narratives produced by the modern state are consumed by individuals. These issues are examined with the help of examples from the transformation Russia has undergone as it entered its post-Soviet era. This is a case study of how a modern state can lose control of collective memory and how memory can be regenerated in unique ways.

Author: James V. Wertsch
ISBN-10: 0521008808
ISBN-13: 9780521008808
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2002
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.10w x 0.65d