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Memory and nation building : from ancient times to the Islamic state
- Title
- Memory and nation building : from ancient times to the Islamic state / Michael L. Galaty.
- Author
- Galaty, Michael L.
- Publication
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- xxiii, 200 pages : illustrations, maps, charts; 24 cm
- Summary
- Memory and Nation Building: From Ancient Times to the Islamic State is about how human societies form collective (i.e., shared) memories, with implications for how nations, both ancient and modern, are built. Understanding how nations manipulate the collective memory-making process is key to explaining the behaviors of various state and non-state actors, such as the Islamic State--back cover.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Case studies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-195) and index.
- Contents
- Prologue: Bosnia -- Preface: Memory: An Effort After Meaning -- 1. Introduction: Collective Memory Defined -- 2. Egypt: Unification -- 3. Greece: Diversification -- 4. Albania: Adaptation -- 5. Conclusion: All These Memories Have Gone -- Epilogue: Alabama.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-405
- ISBN
- 9780759122604
- 0759122601
- 0759122628
- 9780759122628
- LCCN
- 2018011818
- 40028430809
- OCLC
- 1027833453
- Author
- Galaty, Michael L., author.
- Title
- Memory and nation building : from ancient times to the Islamic state / Michael L. Galaty.
- Publisher
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-195) and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Galaty, Michael L., author. Memory and nation building Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018] 9780759122628 (DLC) 2018029454
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40028430809
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-405