Theatres of Memory: Past and Present in Contemporary Culture

by Raphael Samuel

Book Overview

When Theatres of Memory was first published in 1994, it transformed the debate about what is to be considered history and questioned the role of "heritage" that lies at the heart of every Western nation's obsession with the past. Today, in the age of Downton Abbey and Mad Men , we are once again conjuring historical fictions to make sense of our everyday lives. In this remarkable book, Samuel looks at the many different ways we use the 'unofficial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844678695
• ISBN13: 9781844678693
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.5" x 8.0"