The Duty of Memory: Changing Language in the Era of Memory, 1970 – 2010 (1) (Worlds of Memory)

By: Sébastien Ledoux

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Synopsis: Within France, the expression “duty of memory” (le devoir de mémoire)speaks to a complex and ever-evolving relationship with the past. Emerging in the 1970s, this term raised questions about memorialization which dominated public debates in the 1990s, highlighting France’s entanglements with colonialism and the Holocaust. Drawing on a variety of interviews, archival sources, and data surveys, author Sébastien Ledoux spotlights how the trajectory of this term offers a lens for understanding contemporary societies’ relationship with the past on a global scale.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 288 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781836950424
Related ISBNs:: 9781836950417
Publisher:: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Date of Addition:: 07/01/25
Copyrighted By:: Berghahn Books
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Language Arts, Philosophy, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
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