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The Nostalgia factory : memory, time and ageing
- Title
- The Nostalgia factory : memory, time and ageing / Douwe Draaisma ; translated by Liz Waters.
- Author
- Draaisma, D.
- Publication
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013]
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 158 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- Douwe Draaisma, a memory specialist, focuses here on memory in later life. He explains neurological phenomena without becoming lost in specialist terminology. This volume includes an interview with Oliver Sacks, who speaks of his own memory changes as he entered his sixties. Draaisma moves from anecdote to research and back, weaving stories and science into a description of the terrain of memory. He brings to light the 'reminiscence effect', just one of the unexpected pleasures of an ageing memory. The author writes about forgetfulness and dismantles the myth that mental gymnastics can improve memory. He presents a case in favor of the ageing mind and urges us to value the nostalgia that survives as recollection, to appreciate the intangible nature of past events, and to take pleasure in the consolation of reminiscing.
- Uniform Title
- Heimweefabriek. English
- Alternative Title
- Heimweefabriek.
- Subject
- Note
- Translation of the author's De heimweefabriek : geheugen, tijd & ouderdom.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The longest stage -- Forgetful -- The forgetfulness market -- Reminiscences -- The joy of calling up memories -- The good son: a conversation with Oliver Sacks -- Wisdom in hindsight -- The nostalgia factory.
- Call Number
- JFD 15-4113
- ISBN
- 9780300182866 (alk. paper)
- 0300182864 (alk. paper)
- 9780300205398 (pbk.)
- 0300205392 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2013016692
- OCLC
- 842323117
- Author
- Draaisma, D.
- Title
- The Nostalgia factory : memory, time and ageing / Douwe Draaisma ; translated by Liz Waters.
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 15-4113