Myth and memory in the construction of community : historical patterns in Europe and beyond / Bo Strath
Imprint
Brussels : Peter Land, 2000
Descript
429 p. : ill. ; 30 cm
CONTENT
Catastrophe, communal memory and mythic discourse: the uses of myth in the reconstruction of society -- Conflict in the social representation of place: the cases of gorbals and alma-gare -- Emergence and transformation of foundation myths -- In search of a new identity: visions of past and present in post-communist Russia -- Poverty, neutrality and welfare: three key concepts in the modern foundation myth of Sweden