Commemorative events : memory, identities, conflict / Warwick Frost and Jennifer Laing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frost, Warwick, author.

Contributor:

Laing, Jennifer, 1967-

Series:

Routledge Advances in Event Research Series

Routledge advances in event research series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special events.

Anniversaries.

Memorials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Commemorative Events emphasise remembering. They are held on the anniversaries of significant past events, either annually or after significant time periods. Commemorative events provide fascinating insight into how societies see themselves, their heritage and their identity. These events however carry high propensity for controversy as memory and identity are highly subjective and other stakeholders hold different views of what should be commemorated and why. This is the first book to provide an in - depth critical examination of commemorative events, particularly what they mean to

Contents:

Commemorative Events Memory, identities,conflict; Copryright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; 1 Understanding commemorative events; 2 Imagining national identities; 3 Dark, disturbing and difficult commemorative events; 4 The tourism paradox; 5 It happened at the world's fair; 6 The re-enactors' world; 7 A day at Battle; 8 Cultural commemorations; 9 Commercial commemorations; 10 The legacy of commemorative events; 11 Why we need commemorative events; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-203-37461-4

1-299-31968-8

1-136-69108-1

9780203374610

OCLC:

831117928