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The Politics of Historical Memory and Commemoration in Africa

The volume re-centres Africa and African history in memory studies, with each chapter drawing parallels to comparable cases in Africa and the world. An underlying assumption is that what can be learned from the politics of historical memory in Africa will have relevance for contemporary politics glo...

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Format: Online
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: De Gruyter 2022
Schlagworte:
Africa
collective memory
memory politics
historical remembrance
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology
thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology::JMR Cognition and cognitive psychology
Online-Zugang:ONIX_20220111_9783110655315_102
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Zusammenfassung:The volume re-centres Africa and African history in memory studies, with each chapter drawing parallels to comparable cases in Africa and the world. An underlying assumption is that what can be learned from the politics of historical memory in Africa will have relevance for contemporary politics globally and for understanding how memories can be mobilised for political ends.

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