P J Brendese

The Power of Memory in Democratic Politics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Offers an examination of ancient, modern, and contemporary political theories and practices in order to develop a more expansive way of conceptualizing memory, how political power influences the presence of the past, and memory'songoing impact on democratic horizons.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9781580464239
• ISBN-10: 1580464238
• Artikelnr.: 35085421

Autorenporträt

P. J. Brendese

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Coming to Terms with Memory The Tragedy of Memory: Antigone,
Memory, and the Politics of Possibility Remembering to Forget:
Democratizing Memory, Nietzschean Forgetting, and South Africa's Truth and
Reconciliation Commission Introducing Segregated Memory and Segregated
Democracy in America Remembering What Others Cannot Be Expected to Forget:
James Baldwin and Segregated Memory Making Silence Speak: Toni Morrison and
the Beloved Community of Memory In Memory of Democratic Time: Specters of
Mexico's Past and Democracy's Future The Future of the Past: Unholy Ghosts
and Redemptive Possibilities Imprisoned by the Past: The Complexion of Mass
Incarceration Notes Selected Bibliography Index