Research Catalog

Title

Commemoration as conflict : space, memory and identity in peace processes / Sara McDowell, Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Ulster, UK , Máire Braniff, Lecturer in Sociology,University of Ulster, UK.

Author

McDowell, Sara

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK : Palgrave Macmillan, [2014]

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Publisher description

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Details

Additional Authors

Braniff, Máire

Description

vii, 209 pages; 23 cm

Summary

Explores the relationship between commemoration and conflict in societies which have engaged in peace processes, attempting to unpack the ways in which the practices of memory and commemoration influence efforts to bring armed conflict to an end and whether it can even reactivate conflict as political circumstances change.--Provided by publisher

Series Statement

Rethinking peace and conflict studies

Uniform Title

Rethinking peace and conflict studies.

Subjects

• Reconciliation
• Collective memory
• Group identity
• Conflict management
• Social conflict
• Peace-building

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Landscapes of commemoration : the relationship between memory, place and space -- The promise of peace -- A war by other means? : commemorating conflict in the new Northern Ireland -- Contested visions : memory, space and identity in the Basque country -- Challenging the boundaries of the Sri Lankan state : memory-work and the battle to belong -- An intractable conflict and an irreconcilable past: contesting the "other" through commemoration in Israel/Palestine -- Preserving the past and shielding the future : political memories in the former Yugoslav countries -- "Till Jesus comes again" : consolidating narratives of the liberation struggle in post-apartheid South Africa -- Conclusion.

Call Number

JFD 16-2947

ISBN

• 9780230273757
• 0230273750

LCCN

2014024796

OCLC

883511864

Author

McDowell, Sara, author.

Title

Commemoration as conflict : space, memory and identity in peace processes / Sara McDowell, Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Ulster, UK , Máire Braniff, Lecturer in Sociology,University of Ulster, UK.

Publisher

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK : Palgrave Macmillan, [2014]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Rethinking peace and conflict studies

Rethinking peace and conflict studies.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Publisher description

Table of contents only

Added Author

Braniff, Máire, author.

Research Call Number

JFD 16-2947