The Memory of Catastrophe - by Peter Gray & Kendrick Oliver (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Investigates the dynamic relationship between experiences of profound social and cultural disruption, and human memory. Critical comparisons are made across a wide variety of catastrophic experiences and memories; not just of war, but also of massacre, genocide, rebellion, famine, partition, <br>shipwreck and fire. The book is an accessible showcase for a wide range of methodological approaches to the study of memory, including literary studies, cultural studies, participant-observation and historical studies, and uses a variety of oral, visual and written sources. Offers a diverse<br>chronological and geographical range of catastrophic cases, from seventeenth-century England to the recent conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, from Ireland to the Indian sub-continent, from Mexico to wartime Leningrad. Well-written and accessible - a fascinating read.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Investigates the dynamic relationship between experiences of profound social and cultural disruption, and human memory. Critical comparisons are made across a wide variety of catastrophic experiences and memories; not just of war, but also of massacre, genocide, rebellion, famine, partition, shipwreck and fire. The book is an accessible showcase for a wide range of methodological approaches to the study of memory, including literary studies, cultural studies, participant-observation and historical studies, and uses a variety of oral, visual and written sources. Offers a diverse chronological and geographical range of catastrophic cases, from seventeenth-century England to the recent conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, from Ireland to the Indian sub-continent, from Mexico to wartime Leningrad. Well-written and accessible - a fascinating read.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"I loved this book--a fabulous topic, powerfully argued. The entire book was riveting. It should become required reading for anyone interested in disaster, war and memory."--Joanna Bourke, Birkbeck College<BR><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><br>Peter Gray is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Southampton <p/>Kendrick Oliver is a Senior Lecturer in American History at the University of Southampton<br>
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