Commemoration as conflict : space, memory and identity in peace processes /

Commemoration as Conflict provides an exploration of how the various practices and processes of commemoration, which involve both intangible representations and tangible material forms, can contribute both to the success or failure of peace processes in societies attempting to make the transition fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McDowell, Sara (Author), Braniff, Máire (Author)
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:Rethinking peace and conflict studies.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Landscapes of Commemoration: The Relationship between Memory, Identity and Space
  • 3. The Promise of Peace
  • 4. A War by other Means? Commemorating Conflict in the New Northern Ireland
  • 5. Contested Visions: Memory, Space and Identity in the Basque Country
  • 6. Challenging the Boundaries of the Sri Lankan State: Memory-work and the Battle to Belong
  • 7. An Intractable Conflict and an Irreconcilable past: Contesting the 'Other' through Commemoration in Israel/Palestine
  • 8. Preserving the Past and Shielding the Future: Political Memories in the Former Yugoslav Countries
  • 9. 'Till Jesus Comes Again': Consolidating Narratives of the Liberation Struggle in Post-apartheid South Africa
  • Conclusion.