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Public forgetting : the rhetoric and politics of beginning again /

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"Reconsiders the negative status attributed to forgetting in both academic and popular discussions of public memory. Demonstrates how a community may adopt idioms of forgetting in order to create new and beneficial standards of public judgment concerning the lessons and responsibilities of its...

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Main Author: Vivian, Bradford
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Rhetoric.
Collective memory.
History > Philosophy.
Memory > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Reconsiders the negative status attributed to forgetting in both academic and popular discussions of public memory. Demonstrates how a community may adopt idioms of forgetting in order to create new and beneficial standards of public judgment concerning the lessons and responsibilities of its shared past"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 212 pages )
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271036663
0271053461