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Theories of Memory: A Reader
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Theories of Memory: A Reader
Contributors:
By (Author) Michael Rossington
Edited by Anne Whitehead
Publisher:
UWA Publishing
Imprint:
University of Western Australia Press
Publication Date:
1st August 2007
Country:
Australia
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
153.1
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
310
Weight:
570g
Description
A comprehensive introduction to the rapidly expanding field of memory studies. The book presents contemporary theoretical perspectives and traces the development of ideas about memory from the classical period to the present, including chapters on collective memory, Jewish memory discourse and trauma. It examines the key role of memory in contemporary constructions of identity.
