Cultural Memory and Western Civilization: Functions, Media, Archives by Aleida Assmann

Cultural Memory and Western Civilization: Functions, Media, Archives

Aleida Assmann

410 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction education history informative slow-paced

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Cultures invest great efforts into creating a long-term memory on the basis of oral transmission, media technology, and institutional frameworks. This book provides an introduction to the concept of cultural memory, focusing on the "arts" of its c...

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