Commemorating and forgetting challenges for the new South Africa / Martin J. Murray.

Author/creator Murray, Martin J.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
Descriptionxi, 305 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
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Subjects

Contents Memory and amnesia after apartheid -- The power of collective memory -- White lies: myth-making and social memory in the service of white minority rule -- Facing backward, looking forward: the politics of remembering and forgetting -- Collective memory in place: the Voortrekker Monument and the Hector Pieterson Memorial -- Haunted heritage: visual display at District Six and Robben Island -- Makeshift memorials: marking time with vernacular remembrance -- Textual memories: autobiographical writing at a time of uncertainty -- Epilogue: history and heritage.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013010195
ISBN9780816682997 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816683000 (pb : alk. paper)

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