The Power of Memory in Democratic Politics

by P. J. Brendese

George Orwell famously argued that those who control the past control the future, and those who control the present control the past. In this study of the relationship between democracy and memory, P. J. Brendese examines Orwell's insight, revealing how political power affects what is available to be remembered, who is allowed to recall the past, and when and where past events can be commemorated. Engaging a diverse panoply of thinkers that includes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580464238
• ISBN13: 9781580464239
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"