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Commemorative Events : Memory, Identities, Conflict

Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013 [©2013]

Online-Ressource (201 p)

Englisch

Commemorative Events Memory, identities,conflict; Copryright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; 1 Understanding commemorative events; 2 Imagining national identities; 3 Dark, disturbing and difficult commemorative events; 4 The tourism paradox; 5 It happened at the world's fair; 6 The re-enactors' world; 7 A day at Battle; 8 Cultural commemorations; 9 Commercial commemorations; 10 The legacy of commemorative events; 11 Why we need commemorative events; References; Index

Description based upon print version of record

Print version: Commemorative Events : Memory, Identities, Conflict

978-0-415-69060-7

978-0-415-69060-7 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

Online-Ausg.

2013

Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

978-1-136-69108-9 ( : 184.6 (NL))

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Aggregator-Datenbank (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

GT3405 .F76 2013

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LOC-SH: Electronic books ; Special events

Memorials ; Anniversaries ; Special events ; Electronic books

Commemorative Events emphasise remembering. They are held on the anniversaries of significant past events, either annually or after significant time periods. Commemorative events provide fascinating insight into how societies see themselves, their heritage and their identity. These events however carry high propensity for controversy as memory and identity are highly subjective and other stakeholders hold different views of what should be commemorated and why. This is the first book to provide an in - depth critical examination of commemorative events, particularly what they mean to