Replicating Atonement - Foreign Models in the Commemoration of Atrocities (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)

This collection examines what happens when one country's experience of dealing with its traumatic past is held up as a model for others to follow. In regional and country studies covering Argentina, Canada, Japan, Lebanon, Rwanda, Russia, Turkey, the United States and former Yugoslavia, the authors look at the pitfalls, misunderstandings and perverse effects-but also the promise-of trying to replicate atonement. Going beyond the idea of a global or transnational memory, this book examines the significance of foreign models in atonement practices, and analyses the role of national governments, international organisations, museums, foundations, NGOs and public intellectuals in shaping the idea that good practices of atonement can be learned. The volume also demonstrates how one can productively learn from others by appreciating the complex and contested nature of atonement practices such as Germany's, and also by finding the necessary resources in the history of one's own country.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2017
Editors:	Mischa Gabowitsch
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	353
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-87929-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > History > World history > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-87929-4
Barcode:	9783319879291

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