Memory and Nation Building - From Ancient Times to the Islamic State

This book is about how human societies form collective, i.e. shared, memories, with implications for how nations, ancient and modern, are built. Understanding how nations manipulate the collective memory making process is key to explaining the behaviors of various state and non-state actors, such as the Islamic State.

Info autore

Michael L. Galaty

Riassunto

This book is about how human societies form collective, i.e. shared, memories, with implications for how nations, ancient and modern, are built. Understanding how nations manipulate the collective memory making process is key to explaining the behaviors of various state and non-state actors, such as the Islamic State.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael L. Galaty, Galaty Michael L.
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781538158388
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-5838-8
• Pagine: 224
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria, mondo antico; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Politics & government, Archaeology, Politics and government