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A collection of essays by prominent scholars from many disciplines on the construction of public memories. The study of public memory has grown rapidly across numerous disciplines in recent years, among them American studies, history, philosophy, sociology, architecture, and communications. As scholars probe acts of collective remembrance, they have shed light on the cultural processes of memory. Essays contained in this volume address issues such as the scope of public memory, the ways we forget, the relationship between politics and memory, and the material p

History --- Public history --- Historiography. --- Memory --- Public history. --- History, Modern --- Applied history --- Historical criticism --- Authorship --- Retention (Psychology) --- Intellect --- Psychology --- Thought and thinking --- Comprehension --- Executive functions (Neuropsychology) --- Mnemonics --- Perseveration (Psychology) --- Reproduction (Psychology) --- Philosophy. --- Psychological aspects. --- Social aspects. --- Philosophy --- Criticism --- Historiography --- Histoire appliquée --- Mémoire --- Histoire --- Historiographie --- Aspect social --- Aspect psychologique --- Philosophie