History and Popular Memory : The Power of Story in Moments of Crisis
Paul A. Cohen
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New York : : Columbia University Press, , 2014.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (301 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Battle of Kosovo of 1389 and Serbian Nationalism; 2. The Fall of Masada and Modern Jewish Memory; 3. Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese Nationalist Policy, and the Story of King Goujian; 4. The Enigma of the Appeal of Joan of Arc in Wartime France; 5. Artful Propaganda in World War II: Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky and Olivier's Henry V; Conclusion; Notes; Index. - When people experience a traumatic event, such as war or the threat of annihilation, they often turn to history for stories that promise a positive outcome to their suffering. During World War II, the French took comfort in the story of Joan of Arc and her heroic efforts to rid France of foreign occupation. To bring the Joan narrative more into line with current circumstances, popular retellings modified the original story so that what people believed took place in the past was often quite different from what actually occurred.Paul A. Cohen believes this interplay between story an
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| Emner | Collective memory - History
Crises - Influence Historiography - Social aspects Kosovo, Battle of, Kosovo, 1389 Vis mer... Aleksandr Nevskii? (Motion picture) -- Influence.
Collective memory -- Case studies. Crises -- History -- Case studies. Goujian, -465 B.C. -- Influence. Henry V (Motion picture : 1944) -- Influence. Historiography -- Social aspects -- Case studies. Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 -- Influence. Kosovo, Battle of, Kosovo, 1389 -- Influence. Masada Site (Israel) -- Siege, 72-73 -- Influence. Historieoppfatning Historiografi History & Archaeology History - General Kollektiv hukommelse Krig Kriser |
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| ISBN | 9780231166362
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