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Quest for a Suitable Past
- Myths and Memory in Central and Eastern Europe
Engelsk Hardback
Quest for a Suitable Past
- Myths and Memory in Central and Eastern Europe
Engelsk Hardback

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The past may be approached from a variety of directions. A myth provides a sense of direction: it reunites people around certain values and projects and pushes them in one direction or another. The present volume brings together a range of case studies of myth making and myth breaking in east Europe from the nineteenth century to the present day. In particular, it focuses on the complex process through which memories are transformed into myths. This problematic interplay between memory and myth-making is analyzed in conjunction with the role of myths in the political and social life of the region. The essays include cases of forging myths about national pre-history, about the endorsement of nation building by means of historiography, and above all, about communist and post-communist mythologies. The studies shed new light on the creation of local and national identities, as well as the legitimization of ideologies through myth-making. Together, the individual contributions show that myths were often instrumental in the vast projects of social and political mobilization during a period which has witnessed, among others, two world wars and the harsh oppression of the communist regimes.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
164
ISBN-13:
9789633861363
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
9633861365
Udg. Dato:
1 nov 2017
Længde:
15mm
Bredde:
237mm
Højde:
165mm
Forlag:
Central European University Press
Oplagsdato:
1 nov 2017
Forfatter(e):
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