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Cultures of Memory Asia: Dynamics and Forms Memorialization
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Cultures of Memory Asia: Dynamics and Forms Memorialization
Current price: $180.00
Barnes and Noble
Cultures of Memory Asia: Dynamics and Forms Memorialization
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Memory studies typically focuses on the study of memorialization after traumatic incidents are overcome, in Asia, however, the past and the present remain closely intertwined. Between the legacies of the Japanese Empire, the respective suppressions by the Kuomintang and the People’s Republic of China, and the ongoing protests in much of Southeast Asia against oppressive governments and laws, memorialization is occurring while the histories are still being contested. The contributors to this book are Asian scholars examining the memorializing of events in the countries of Asia, including China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Thailand and the Philippines, using local language sources. They look at a broad range of media of memorialization, encompassing statues, cemeteries, testimonial literature, and film among others.
An insightful resource for scholars of memory and cultural studies, as well as those of twentieth and twenty-first century Asian history.