Triumph and Trauma

by Bernhard Giesen, S N Eisenstadt, S.N. Eisenstadt, et al.

Book Overview

This book deals with triumphant and tragic heroes, with victims and perpetrators as archetypes of the Western imagination. A major recent change in Western societies is that memories of triumphant heroism-for example, the revolutionary uprising of the people-are increasingly replaced by the public remembrance of collective trauma of genocide, slavery and expulsion. The first part of the book deals with the heroes and victims and explores the social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594510393
• ISBN13: 9781594510397
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.0"