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Very thought provoking... How do you deal with group or cultural guilt? Why are there so many Holocaust museums in the US and none focused on slavery?
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Long Shadows: Truth, Lies and History
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Winner of the Pearson Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize, the inaugural Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for political writing, and the Dorothy Shoichet Prize for History from the Canadian Jewish Book Awards.
One of the most urgent issues facing the world today is how countries shape historical memory in the aftermath of calamity, making decisions that cast long shadows into the future. Combining gripping storytelling with sharp observation, Erna Paris takes us on an extraordinary journey through four continents to explore how nations reinvent themselves after cataclysmic events. She travels through the United States, with its long-buried memory of slavery; to South Africa, where the Truth and Reconciliation Commission struggles to heal the wounds left by apartheid; to Japan, France, and Germany, where the unresolved pain of Hiroshima and the Holocaust still resonate; and to the former Yugoslavia, where she exposes the cynical shaping of historical memory. Through its insightful analysis, Long Shadows compels us to question where we stand as individuals in relation to our own collective histories.
One of the most urgent issues facing the world today is how countries shape historical memory in the aftermath of calamity, making decisions that cast long shadows into the future. Combining gripping storytelling with sharp observation, Erna Paris takes us on an extraordinary journey through four continents to explore how nations reinvent themselves after cataclysmic events. She travels through the United States, with its long-buried memory of slavery; to South Africa, where the Truth and Reconciliation Commission struggles to heal the wounds left by apartheid; to Japan, France, and Germany, where the unresolved pain of Hiroshima and the Holocaust still resonate; and to the former Yugoslavia, where she exposes the cynical shaping of historical memory. Through its insightful analysis, Long Shadows compels us to question where we stand as individuals in relation to our own collective histories.
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Genres
historynonfictioncanada
496 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,2000
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496 pages, Paperback
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May 3, 2002 by Bloomsbury USA
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9781582342108
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1582342105
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English
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p. 464 ���But seen through a long lens, peacemaking founded on 'forgetting' appears to have a limited lifespan.���
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p. 464 ���But seen through a long lens, peacemaking founded on 'forgetting' appears to have a limited lifespan.���
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Feels a bit dated... Maybe if I'd come across it 20 years ago (or whenever it was published), it would have made more of an impact.
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Ровичкане в историческата тиня – “Дълги сенки” на Ерна Парис: http://www.knigolandia.info/2009/12/b...
Канадката Ерна Парис си е поставила тежка задача – да изследва националната памет за тежки исторически събития като войни и репресии. За прицелна точка тя е взела Германия, Франция, Япония по отношение Втората световна война, САЩ за робството и Южна Африка и апартейда. Парис обикаля тези държави към края на 90-те и резултатът е една великолепна книга.
Канадката Ерна Парис си е поставила тежка задача – да изследва националната памет за тежки исторически събития като войни и репресии. За прицелна точка тя е взела Германия, Франция, Япония по отношение Втората световна война, САЩ за робството и Южна Африка и апартейда. Парис обикаля тези държави към края на 90-те и резултатът е една великолепна книга.
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This book impacted the way I evaluated the presentation of history. It is an indepth look at how different countries handle the black marks that exist in their pasts.
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Although this was not a quick or entertaining read, I think it was worth it. Each chapter focuses on a place and an issue: holocaust in germany, ww2 human rights violations in japan, apartheid in south africa, slavery in usa, war crimes in yugoslavia, etc. Each chapter introduces people and issues that show the complexities of each theme, and in particular relates the role of memory, apology and forgiveness.
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It has been a while since I read this book, but I mentioned it in a review for "Sarah's Key" and thought I should put in a comment here.
A well-written, and comparatively easy to read, look at the significance of 'national memories', the stories of a country's past. In this case, for my interest, mainly WWII: the Holocaust for France and Germany and the wartime actions of Japan, each country being at a different stage of coming to terms with the 'real' versus the 'official' story. The author delves into the impact of the 'official' stories and how that affects the national consciousness, as well as those citizens who know the truth to be otherwise and have their voices silenced or ignored.
A thought-provoking and worthwhile read.
A well-written, and comparatively easy to read, look at the significance of 'national memories', the stories of a country's past. In this case, for my interest, mainly WWII: the Holocaust for France and Germany and the wartime actions of Japan, each country being at a different stage of coming to terms with the 'real' versus the 'official' story. The author delves into the impact of the 'official' stories and how that affects the national consciousness, as well as those citizens who know the truth to be otherwise and have their voices silenced or ignored.
A thought-provoking and worthwhile read.
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A read about the struggles of countries painful histories of slavery, apartheid, Holocaust & Hiroshima. I am just beginning it.
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