There is one critical way we honor great tragedies: by never forgetting. Collective remembrance is as old as human society itself, serving as an important sourc

History, Memory and Public Life introduces readers to key themes in the study of historical memory and its significance by considering the role of historical ex

In recent years, ‘memory’ has become a central, though also a controversial, concept in historical studies - a term that denotes both a new and distinctive

The recent wave of interest in oral history and return to the active subject as a topic in historical practice raises a number of questions about the status and

This book examines the interfaces of memory theory and oral history, which is based on human recollection. Essays examine the importance of memory and its relia