Genocide,  Collective Violence,  and Popular Memory
Subtitle: The Politics of Remembrance in the Twentieth Century (World Beat Series, No. 1)
Publisher: SR Books
Published: December 28, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780842029827
Subjects: Genocide; Memory; Violence in Society; World history: from c 1900 -; 20th century; Government - Comparative; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Demography; History & Theory - General; Political Science / General; World - General; Social aspects; History; Psychological aspects
Description: Highlights the importance of history in general, emphasizing the importance of symbols, ritual, language, and the use of public spaces in coming to terms with episodes of collective violence and achieving national reconciliation.