History And Popular Memory: The Power Of Story In Moments Of Crisis
  • History And Popular Memory: The Power Of Story In Moments Of Crisis
  • History And Popular Memory: The Power Of Story In Moments Of Crisis
ISBN: 0231166370
EAN13: 9780231166379
Language: English
Pages: 304
Dimensions: 0.7086614" H x 8.858268" L x 6.023622" W
Weight: 0.9127138 lbs.
Format: Paperback

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When people experience a traumatic event, such as war or the threat of annihilation, they often turn to history for stories that promise a positive outcome to their suffering. During World War I, the French took comfort in the story of Joan of Arc and her heroic efforts to rid France of foreign occupation. To bring the Joan narrative more into line with current circumstances, however, popular retellings modified the original story so that what people believed took place in the past was often quite different from what actually occurred.

Paul A. Cohen identifies this interplay between story and history as a worldwide phenomenon, found in countries of radically different cultural, religious, and social character. He focuses here on Serbia, Israel, China, France, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain, all of which experienced severe crises in the twentieth century and, in response, appropriated age-old historical narratives that resonated with what was happening in the present to serve a unifying, restorative purpose.

A central theme in the book is the distinction between popular memory and history. Although vitally important to historians, this distinction is routinely blurred in people's minds, and the historian's truth often cannot compete with the power of a compelling story from the past, Read More chevron_right

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