In Against Remembrance, David Rieff provocatively argues that the business of remembrance, particularly of the great tragedies of the past, are policitised events of highly selective memory. Rather than ending injustices, as we expect it to, collective memory in so many cases dooms us to an endless cycle of vengeance. Humanity, he says, simply cannot cope with the true ambivalence of historical events. And if we remember only partially, how can our memories serve us, or our society, as well as we hope?
| ISBN: | 9780522858600 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2011 |
| Author: | David Rieff |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Society and culture: general Social and ethical issues |
In Against Remembrance, David Rieff provocatively argues that the business of remembrance, particularly of the great tragedies of the past, are policitised events of highly selective memory. Rather than ending injustices, as we expect it to, collective memory in so many cases dooms us to an endless cycle of vengeance. Humanity, he says, simply cannot cope with the true ambivalence of historical events. And if we remember only partially, how can our memories serve us, or our society, as well as we hope?
Against Remembrance features in the following genres: Society and culture: general, Social and ethical issues
Against Remembrance is available in Paperback
Against Remembrance was written by David Rieff and published by Melbourne University Publishing
Against Remembrance has 192 pages