Realms of Memory - The Construction of the French Past, Volume 2 - Traditions (Hardcover)

Archives, monuments, celebrations:there are not merely the recollections of memory but also the foundations of history. Symbols, the third and final volume in Pierre Nora's monumental Realms of Memory, includes groundbreaking discussions of the emblems of France's past by some of the nation's most distinguished intellectuals. The seventeen essays in this book consider such diverse "sites" of memory as the figures of Joan D'Arc and Decartes, the national motto of "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity", the tricolor flag and the French language itself. Pierre Nora's closing essay on commemoration provides a culminating overview of the series. Offering a new approach on history, culture, French studies and the studies of symbols, Realms of Memory reveals how the myriad meanings we attach to places and events constitute our sense of history.

General

Imprint:	Columbia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism
Release date:	September 1997
First published:	September 1997
Editors:	Pierre Nora • Lawrence Kritzman
Translators:	Arthur Goldhammer
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	643
ISBN-13:	978-0-231-10634-4
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	French
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	0-231-10634-3
Barcode:	9780231106344

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