Writing the History of Memory e-bog

How objective are our history books? This addition to the Writing History series examines the critical role that memory plays in the writing of history.This book includes:- Essays from an international team of historians, bringing together analysis of forms of public history such as museums, exhibitions, memorials and speeches- Coverage of the ancient world to the present, on topics such as oral history and generational and collective memory- Two key case studies on Holocaust memorialisation and the memory of Communism