Elisabetta Viggiani

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Talking Stones: The Politics of Memorialization in Post-Conflict Northern IrelandHardcover, 1 August 2014

Talking Stones: The Politics of Memorialization in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland
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Print Length
288 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Date Published
1 Aug 2014
ISBN-10
1782384073
ISBN-13
9781782384076

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If memory was simply about past events, public authorities would never put their ever-shrinking budgets at its service. Rather, memory is actually about the present moment, as Pierre Nora puts it: "Through the past, we venerate above all ourselves." This book examines how collective memory and material culture are used to support present political and ideological needs in contemporary society. Using the memorialization of the Troubles in contemporary Northern Ireland as a case study, this book investigates how non-state, often proscribed, organizations have filled a societal vacuum in the creation of public memorials. In particular, these groups have sifted through the past to propose "official" collective narratives of national identification, historical legitimation, and moral justifications for violence.

Product Details

Author:
Elisabetta Viggiani
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 August 2014
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.24 x 1.75 cm
ISBN-10:
1782384073
ISBN-13:
9781782384076
Language:
English
Location:
New York, NY
Pages:
288
Publisher:
Weight:
553.38 gm

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