Memory in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1800

by Judith Pollmann

For early modern Europeans, the past was a measure of most things, good and bad. For that reason it was also hotly contested, manipulated, and far too important to be left to historians alone.

Memory in Early Modern Europe offers a lively and accessible introduction to the many ways in which Europeans engaged with the past and 'practised' memory in the three centuries between 1500 and 1800. From childhood memories and local customs to war traumas...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198797559
• ISBN13: 9780198797555
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"