Media, Memory, and the First World War - Volume 48

Why does the Great War seem part of modern memory when its rituals of mourning and remembrance were traditional, romantic, even classical? In this highly original history of memory, David Williams shows how classic Great War literature, including work by

Info autore

David Williams is professor in the School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University, and the author of Progress, Pluralism, and Politics: Liberalism and Colonialism, Past and Present.

Riassunto

Of interest to historians, classicists, media and digital theorists, literary scholars, museologists, and archivists, Media, Memory, and the First World War is a comparative study that shows how the dominant mode of communication in a popular culture - from oral traditions to digital media - shapes the structure of memory within that culture.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Williams, David A. Williams
• Editore: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.09.2011
• EAN: 9780773539075
• ISBN: 978-0-7735-3907-5
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 476 g
• Serie: McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas Series; McGill-Queen's Studies in the; None; McGill-Queen's Studies in the Hist of Id; McGill-Queen's Studies in the; McGill-Queen's Studies in the Hist of Id
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata