{"product_id":"dealing-with-dark-pasts-a-european-history-of-auto-critical-memory-in-global-perspective-hardback-9781009507400","title":"Dealing with Dark Pasts; A European History of Auto-Critical Memory in Global Perspective (Hardback) 9781009507400","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDealing with Dark Pasts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA European History of Auto-Critical Memory in Global Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Element about auto-critical memory explains why a polity remembers its own dark past and whether it fights racism today.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eItay Lotem (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009507400, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 January 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e88 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm, 0.268 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSince the end of the Second World War, the political rationale to remember the past has shifted from previous focus on states' victories, as these began commemorating their own historical crimes. This Element follows the rise of 'auto-critical memory', or the politics of remembrance of a country's own dark past. The Element explores the idea's gestation in West Germany after the Second World War, its globalisation through initiatives of 'transitional justice' in the 1990s, and present-day debates about how to remember the colonial past. It follows different case studies that span the European continent – including Germany, France, Britain, Poland and Serbia – and places these in a global context that traces the circulation of ideas of auto-critical memory. Ultimately, as it follows the emergence of demands for social and racial justice, the Element questions the usefulness of memory to achieve the goals many political actors ascribe to it.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The emergence of auto-critical memory\u003cbr\u003e 2. Autocritical memory and democratisation: memory as a 'model'\u003cbr\u003e 3. Auto-critical memory and the crimes of empire: can memory achieve racial justice?\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History: theory \u0026amp; methods [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History: theory \u0026amp; methods\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History:%20theory%20\u0026amp;%20methods%20%5BHBA%5D%22\"\u003eHBA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415624184088,"sku":"9781009507400","price":49.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009507400i.jpg?v=1784419305","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dealing-with-dark-pasts-a-european-history-of-auto-critical-memory-in-global-perspective-hardback-9781009507400","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}