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The Spirit of Mourning: History, Memory and the Body
The Spirit of Mourning History Memory and the Body
Author: Paul Connerton
How is the memory of traumatic events, such as genocide and torture, inscribed within human bodies? In this book, Paul Connerton discusses social and cultural memory by looking at the role of mourning in the production of histories and the reticence of silence across many different cultures. In particular he looks at how memory is conveyed in ge...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781107648838
ISBN-10: 1107648831
Publication Date: 10/31/2011
Pages: 200
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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