Theatres of Memory - Past and Present in Contemporary Culture

Zusatztext “Whose history is it! then? That’s the question driving Raphael Samuel’s provocative investigation of the historically steeped nature of British culture ... A joy to read.”—Roy Porter! New Statesman “A brilliant and compelling historical vision.”—Jonathan Clark! The Times “An alluring! hugely energetic writer ... Samuel is invaluable.”—Fiona MacCarthy! Observer “Challenging! perceptive and gloriously eclectic.”—David Robinson! The Scotsman “Magnificent.”—David Edgar! Independent on Sunday “A showcase for Samuel’s quite astonishing historical and cultural range.”—Stefan Collini! Times Literary Supplement “One of the most outstanding! original intellectuals of his generation.”—Stuart Hall Informationen zum Autor Raphael Samuel (1934-1996) was a tutor in History at Ruskin College, Oxford, and a founding editor of History Workshop Journal. His works include Theatres of Memory and Island Stories , also from Verso. For more information about his work, see The Raphael Samuel History Centre and Archive online. Klappentext The classic, passionate plea to "remember what others forget." Zusammenfassung "A brilliant and compelling historical vision." - Jonathan Clark! The Times.

Product details

• Authors: Raphael Samuel, Samuel Raphael
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.09.2012
• EAN: 9781844678693
• ISBN: 978-1-84467-869-3
• No. of pages: 508
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Historiography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Historiography, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain