The Resource History and popular memory : the power of story in moments of crisis, Paul A. Cohen
History and popular memory : the power of story in moments of crisis, Paul A. Cohen
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- Summary
- "When people experience a traumatic event, such as war or the threat of annihilation, they often turn to history for stories that promise a positive outcome to their suffering. During World War II, the French took comfort in the story of Joan of Arc and her heroic efforts to rid France of foreign occupation. To bring the Joan narrative more into line with current circumstances, however, popular retellings modified the original story so that what people believed took place in the past was often quite different from what actually occurred. Paul A. Cohen identifies this interplay between story and history as a worldwide phenomenon, found in countries of radically different cultural, religious, and social character. He focuses here on Serbia, Israel, China, France, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain, all of which experienced severe crises in the twentieth century and, in response, appropriated age-old historical narratives that resonated with what was happening in the present to serve a unifying, restorative purpose. A central theme in the book is the distinction between popular memory and history. Although vitally important to historians, this distinction is routinely blurred in people's minds, and the historian's truth often cannot compete with the power of a compelling story from the past, even when it has been seriously distorted by myth or political manipulation. Cohen concludes by suggesting that the patterns of interaction he probes, given their near universality, may well be rooted in certain human propensities that transcend cultural difference." -- Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvii, 279 pages
- Contents
-
- The battle of Kosovo of 1389 and Serbian nationalism
- The fall of Masada and modern Jewish memory
- Chiang Kai-Shek, Chinese nationalist policy, and the story of King Goujian
- The enigma of the appeal of Joan of Arc in wartime France
- Artful propaganda in World War II : Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky and Olivier's Henry V
- Isbn
- 9780231166362
- Label
- History and popular memory : the power of story in moments of crisis
- Title
- History and popular memory
- Title remainder
- the power of story in moments of crisis
- Statement of responsibility
- Paul A. Cohen
- Subject
-
- Collective memory -- Case studies
- Crises -- History -- Case studies
- Goujian, -465 B.C. -- Influence
- Henry V (Motion picture : 1944) -- Influence
- Historiography -- Social aspects -- Case studies
- Historiography -- Social aspects -- Case studies
- Aleksandr Nevskiĭ (Motion picture) -- Influence
- Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 -- Influence
- Kosovo, Battle of, Kosovo, 1389 -- Influence
- Masada Site (Israel) -- Siege, 72-73 -- Influence
- History
- Case studies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "When people experience a traumatic event, such as war or the threat of annihilation, they often turn to history for stories that promise a positive outcome to their suffering. During World War II, the French took comfort in the story of Joan of Arc and her heroic efforts to rid France of foreign occupation. To bring the Joan narrative more into line with current circumstances, however, popular retellings modified the original story so that what people believed took place in the past was often quite different from what actually occurred. Paul A. Cohen identifies this interplay between story and history as a worldwide phenomenon, found in countries of radically different cultural, religious, and social character. He focuses here on Serbia, Israel, China, France, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain, all of which experienced severe crises in the twentieth century and, in response, appropriated age-old historical narratives that resonated with what was happening in the present to serve a unifying, restorative purpose. A central theme in the book is the distinction between popular memory and history. Although vitally important to historians, this distinction is routinely blurred in people's minds, and the historian's truth often cannot compete with the power of a compelling story from the past, even when it has been seriously distorted by myth or political manipulation. Cohen concludes by suggesting that the patterns of interaction he probes, given their near universality, may well be rooted in certain human propensities that transcend cultural difference." -- Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cohen, Paul A
- Dewey number
- 907.2
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D13
- LC item number
- .C589 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Collective memory
- Crises
- Historiography
- Kosovo, Battle of, Kosovo, 1389
- Collective memory
- Crises
- Kosovo, Battle of, Kosovo, 1389
- Historiography
- Historiography
- Goujian
- Joan
- Masada Site (Israel)
- Label
- History and popular memory : the power of story in moments of crisis, Paul A. Cohen
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- The battle of Kosovo of 1389 and Serbian nationalism -- The fall of Masada and modern Jewish memory -- Chiang Kai-Shek, Chinese nationalist policy, and the story of King Goujian -- The enigma of the appeal of Joan of Arc in wartime France -- Artful propaganda in World War II : Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky and Olivier's Henry V
- Control code
- 862575047
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 279 pages
- Isbn
- 9780231166362
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2013032842
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)862575047
- Label
- History and popular memory : the power of story in moments of crisis, Paul A. Cohen
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- The battle of Kosovo of 1389 and Serbian nationalism -- The fall of Masada and modern Jewish memory -- Chiang Kai-Shek, Chinese nationalist policy, and the story of King Goujian -- The enigma of the appeal of Joan of Arc in wartime France -- Artful propaganda in World War II : Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky and Olivier's Henry V
- Control code
- 862575047
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 279 pages
- Isbn
- 9780231166362
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2013032842
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)862575047
Subject
- Collective memory -- Case studies
- Crises -- History -- Case studies
- Goujian, -465 B.C. -- Influence
- Henry V (Motion picture : 1944) -- Influence
- Historiography -- Social aspects -- Case studies
- Historiography -- Social aspects -- Case studies
- Aleksandr Nevskiĭ (Motion picture) -- Influence
- Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 -- Influence
- Kosovo, Battle of, Kosovo, 1389 -- Influence
- Masada Site (Israel) -- Siege, 72-73 -- Influence
- History
- Case studies
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