Politics of memory in post-authoritarian transitions, volume one.
History is a powerful tool in the hands of politicians, and can be a destructive weapon since power over the past is the power to decide who is a hero and who is a traitor. Tradition, the memory of ancestors, and the experience of previous generations are the keys that unlock the door to citizens�...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARS PUBLIS,
2017
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| Edition: | 1ST UNABRIDGED. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | History is a powerful tool in the hands of politicians, and can be a destructive weapon since power over the past is the power to decide who is a hero and who is a traitor. Tradition, the memory of ancestors, and the experience of previous generations are the keys that unlock the door to citizens' minds, and allow certain ideas, visions and political programs to flourish. However, can history be a proper political weapon during democratisation processes when the past is clearly separated from the present? Are the new order and society founded on the basis of some interpretation of the past, or. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781443870009 1443870005 |
