Commemorative Events: Memory, Identities, Conflict

by Warwick Frost and Jennifer Laing

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138081868
• ISBN13: 9781138081864
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"