Peace and the Politics of Memory

by Annika Björkdahl

This important book provides new understandings of how the politics of memory impacts peace in societies transitioning from a violent past. It does so by developing a theoretical approach focusing on the intersection of sites, agency, narratives, and events in memory-making. Drawing on rich empirical studies of mnemonic formations in Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda, South Africa and Cambodia, the book speaks to a broad audience. The in-depth,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526178311
• ISBN13: 9781526178312
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"