Interpreting Contentious Memory Countermemories and Social Conflicts over the Past

Lomsky-Feder, Edna (Contributor)/ Fox, Nicole (Contributor)/ Vélez-vélez, Roberto (Contributor)/ Fine, Gary Alan (Contributor)/ Robertson, Christopher (Contributor)

ISBN 10: 1529218675 / ISBN 13: 9781529218671

Published by Bristol Univ Pr, 2024

About this Item

292 pages. 9.22x6.15x9.21 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Interpreting Contentious Memory Countermemories and Social Conflicts over the Past
• Publisher: Bristol Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529218675
• ISBN 13: 9781529218671
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.45 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

This book illustrates how scholars use different interpretive lenses to study profound conflicts rooted in the past. Addressing issues of racism, genocide, war, nationalism, colonialism and more, it highlights how our interpretations of contentious memories are indispensable to our understandings of contemporary conflicts and identities.

About the Authors

Thomas DeGloma is Associate Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY.

Janet Jacobs is Professor of Distinction in Women and Gender Studies and Sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.