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PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

ISBN-100226115968

ISBN-139780226115962

eBay Product ID (ePID)105224

Product Key Features

Number of Pages254 Pages

Publication NameOn Collective Memory

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1992

SubjectSocial, Sociology / General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy, Social Science, Psychology

AuthorMaurice. Halbwachs

SeriesHeritage of Sociology Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight12.9 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width0.6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN91-047551

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.42

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction: Maurice Halbwachs 1877-1945 I. The Social Frameworks of Memory Preface 1. Dreams and Memory Images 2. Language and Memory 3. The Reconstruction of the Past 4. The Localization of Memories 5. The Collective Memory of the Family 6. Religious Collective Memory 7. Social Classes and Their Traditions 8. Conclusion II. The Legendary Topography of the Gospels in the Holy Land Conclusions Index

SynopsisHow do we use our mental images of the present to reconstruct our past? Maurice Halbwachs (1877-1945) addressed this question for the first time in his work on collective memory, which established him as a major figure in the history of sociology. This volume, the first comprehensive English-language translation of Halbwach's writings on the social construction of memory, fills a major gap in the literature on the sociology of knowledge. Halbwachs' primary thesis is that human memory can only function within a collective context. Collective memory, Halbwachs asserts, is always selective; various groups of people have different collective memories, which in turn give rise to different modes of behavior. Halbwachs shows, for example, how pilgrims to the Holy Land over the centuries evoked very different images of the events of Jesus' life; how wealthy old families in France have a memory of the past that diverges sharply from that of the nouveaux riches; and how working class construction of reality differ from those of their middle-class counterparts. With a detailed introduction by Lewis A. Coser, this translation will be an indispensable source for new research in historical sociology and cultural memory. Lewis A. Coser is Distinguished Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the State University of New York and Adjunct Professor of Sociology at Boston College.

LC Classification NumberHM1033