Realms of Memory : The Construction of the French Past, Volume 3 - Symbols Hardback
Edited by Pierre Nora, Lawrence Kritzman
Part of the European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism series
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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.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:751 pages
- Publisher:Columbia University Press
- Publication Date:01/05/1998
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- ISBN:9780231109260
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:751 pages
- Publisher:Columbia University Press
- Publication Date:01/05/1998
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- ISBN:9780231109260
