According to Hirsch, leaders often invoke or create memories of real or fictitious past injustices to motivate their followers to kill for political gain or other reasons. Generations pass on their particular versions of events, which then become history. If we understand how cultural memory is created, Hirsch says, we may then begin to understand how and why episodes of mass murder occur and will be able to act to prevent them. In order to revise the politics of memory, Hirsch proposes essential reforms in both the modern political state and in systems of education.
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According to Hirsch, leaders often invoke or create memories of real or fictitious past injustices to motivate their followers to kill for political gain or other reasons. Generations pass on their particular versions of events, which then become history. If we understand how cultural memory is created, Hirsch says, we may then begin to understand how and why episodes of mass murder occur and will be able to act to prevent them. In order to revise the politics of memory, Hirsch proposes essential reforms in both the modern political state and in systems of education.
Imprint | The University of North Carolina Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | April 1995 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | April 1995 |
Authors | Herbert Hirsch |
Dimensions | 235 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 256 |
Edition | New edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8078-4505-9 |
Barcode | 9780807845059 |
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LSN | 0-8078-4505-1 |