On the Difficulty of Living Together Memory, Politics, and History |
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| Author:
| Cruz, Manuel |
| Translator:
| Jacques, Richard |
| Series title: | New Directions in Critical Theory Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-54139-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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Manuel Cruz launches a nuanced study of memory and forgetting, defining their forms and uses, political meanings, and social and historical implications. Memory is not an intrinsically positive phenomenon, he argues, but an impressionable and malleable one, used to advance a variety of agendas. Cruz focuses on five memory models: that which is inherently valuable; that which legitimizes the present; that which supports retributive justice; that which is essential to mourning; and...
More DescriptionManuel Cruz launches a nuanced study of memory and forgetting, defining their forms and uses, political meanings, and social and historical implications. Memory is not an intrinsically positive phenomenon, he argues, but an impressionable and malleable one, used to advance a variety of agendas. Cruz focuses on five memory models: that which is inherently valuable; that which legitimizes the present; that which supports retributive justice; that which is essential to mourning; and that which elicits renunciation or revelation.