A Cultural History of Memory

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This set provides historians, as well as scholars and students of related fields, with the first interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of memory from ancient times to the present day. Each volume adopts the same thematic structure, covering: politics; time and space; media and technology; science and education; philosphy; religion and history; high culture and popular culture; society; and remembering and fogetting. This enables readers to trace one theme througout history, as well as gain a thorough overview of each individual period.