Political Uses of Memory - Couverture souple

 
9781854891716: Political Uses of Memory

Synopsis

Political Uses of Memory The political uses of historical writing-namely the genres of biography and autobiography within communist and socialist traditions-are closely examined in this issue of Socialist History Journal. Leading the way, Reiner Torsorff presents the first-ever biographical study written in English of Alexander Losowski-his life before the revolution, his rise in the Profintern, and beyond. Steve Hopkins examines Irish republican autobiography-its political forms and functions. Emmet O'Connor critically examines the autobiography of Irish Communists in the Spanish Civil War with an eye toward the mythic purposes which such writing serves. Additionally, Neil Redfern ...

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.