Memory, edited : taking liberties with history / Abby Smith Rumsey.

Author/creator Rumsey, Abby Smith author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
Description248 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subjects
Collective memory--Soviet Union.
Collective memory--Russia.
Political culture--Soviet Union.
Political culture--Russia.
Soviet Union--Historiography.
Russia--Historiography.
Soviet Union--Intellectual life.
Russia--Intellectual life.
Soviet Union--In literature.
Russia--In literature.

Portion of title Taking liberties with history
Contents Making the Past Make Sense -- The Work of Memory -- Self and Society -- History as Judge, Jury, and Executioner -- The Tyranny of History -- Final Things Are for Children -- The Afterlives of the Past -- Prey to Chance -- Radical Reality -- The Free and Indispensable Work.
Abstract "Memory, Edited explores historical memory in the context of today's crises of extremism and polarization, showing how narratives that seem to reveal an "arc of history" leading to progress or salvation are false accounts that exclude some groups and privilege others. Rumsey gives us a deep look at 20th century Russian and Eastern European artists as a way of exploring the effects of authoritarianism and the devastation wrought by regimes dependent on Big Lies to survive"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Rumsey, Abby Smith Memory, edited Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023] 9780262376167
LCCN 2022052573
ISBN9780262048477 hardcover
ISBN0262048477 hardcover
ISBNelectronic publication
ISBNelectronic book

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DK38 .R86 2023 ✔ Available Place Hold