Description
| Product ID: | 9780801428975 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Present Past |
| Subtitle: | Modernity and the Memory Crisis |
| Authors: | Author: Richard Terdiman |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Literary theory, Literary theory, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: general, French |
| Description: | 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... 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Cornell University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cornell University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1993-11-09 |