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Quest for a Suitable Past

Claudia-Florentina Dobre

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  • 164 sidor
  • 2017
The present volume brings together a range of case studies of myth making and myth breaking in east Europe from the nineteenth century to the present day. In particular, it focuses on the complex process through which memories are transformed into myths. This problematic interplay between memory and myth-making is analyzed in conjunction with the role of myths in the political and social life of the region. The essays include cases of forging myths about national pre-history, about the endorsement of nation building by means of historiography, and above all, about communist and post-communist mythologies. The studies shed new light on the creation of local and national identities, as well as the legitimization of ideologies through myth-making. Together, the contributions show that myths were often instrumental in the vast projects of social and political mobilization during a period which has witnessed, among others, two world wars and the harsh oppression of the communist regimes.
  • Författare: Claudia-Florentina Dobre
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9789633861363
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 164
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2017-11-01
  • Förlag: Central European University Press