{"product_id":"theatres-of-memory-past-and-present-in-contemporary-culture-paperback-3","title":"Theatres of Memory: Past and Present in Contemporary Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaphael Samuel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eTheatres of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1994, it transformed the debate about what is to be considered history and questioned the role of \"heritage\" that lies at the heart of every Western nation's obsession with the past. Today, in the age of \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e, we are once again conjuring historical fictions to make sense of our everyday lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this remarkable book, Samuel looks at the many different ways we use the 'unofficial knowledge' of the past. Considering such varied areas as the fashion for \"retrofitting,\" the rise of family history, the joys of collecting old photographs, the allure of reenactment societies and televised adaptations of Dickens, Samuel transforms our understanding of the uses of history. He shows us that history is a living practice, something constantly being reassessed in the world around us.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaphael Samuel\u003c\/b\u003e (1934-1996) was a tutor in History at Ruskin College, Oxford, and a founding editor of \u003ci\u003eHistory Workshop Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e His works include \u003ci\u003eTheatres of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIsland Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, also from Verso. For more information about his work, see The Raphael Samuel History Centre and Archive online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776735600837,"sku":"9781844678693","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/PrH1z_Afu99781844678693_1d4ce7d5-742a-45e1-9cee-aba4ab67b61e.webp?v=1770552984","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/theatres-of-memory-past-and-present-in-contemporary-culture-paperback-3","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}