Present Past Modernity and the Memory Crisis

Richard Terdiman

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book is about memory-about how the past persists into the present, and about how this persistence has been understood over the past two centuries. Since the French Revolution, memory has been the source of an intense disquiet. Fundamental cultural theories have sought to understand it, and have striven to represent its stresses.

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Cornell University Press

Cornell University Press was established in 1869, giving it the distinction of being the first university press to be established in the United States, although it was inactive for several decades between 1890 and 1930. From that beginning, the Press has grown to be a major scholarly publisher, offering 120 new titles a year in many disciplines, including anthropology, art history, Asian studies, classics, cultural studies, history, literary criticism and theory, medieval studies, New York City and State, philosophy, politics and international relations, security studies, Slavic and Eurasian studies, sociology, and urban studies. Our many books in the life sciences and natural history, including field guides, are published under the Comstock Publishing Associates imprint, and a distinguished list of books in labor and employment relations, the health care professions, and human resources is offered under our ILR Press imprint.

ISBN:	9780801428975
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Imprint:	Cornell University Press
Pub date:	09 Nov 1993
DEWEY:	840.9353
DEWEY edition:	20
Language:	English
Number of pages:	389
Weight:	750g
Height:	160mm
Width:	236mm
Spine width:	32mm