Negotiating the Past
The Making of Memory in South Africa
Published on 23. April 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-19-571503-3 (ISBN)
Description
Nations as well as individuals are in many ways the sum of their memories, which are shaped by perception as much as by events. This collection of essays by South African academics looks at the ways the country is dealing with its past, a complex mixture of colonialism, slavery, apartheid, struggle, and guilt. The emphasis is on how that past is being perceived and moulded in the post-apartheid era.
Reviews / Votes
`Nuttall and Coetzees book is an excellent beginning to the dynamic area of public memory and representation in South Africa.'Sean Field, African History, Vol.41, 2000.
`an explicitly useful book for all who consider the issue of social memory important in the construction of reality.'
JL, Jnl of Peace Research, Vol.37, 2000, No.4.
`The book bravely crosses the disciplinary ghettos of the academy.'
Sean Field, African History, Vol.41, 2000.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Goodwood
South Africa
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
halftones
Halftones
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 136 mm
Weight
384 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-571503-3 (9780195715033)
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Persons
Sarah Nuttal is at University of Stellenbosch. Carli Coetzee is at University of Cape Town.