Cultural movements and collective memory: christopher columbus and the rewriting of the national origin myth
Auteur :
Kubal, T.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349536498
Date de publication :
24 mars 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book uses political process theory to examine three cultural movements around Christopher Columbus. The author examines the religious, ethnic and anti-colonial movements most successful at rewriting national origin myth, demonstrating the political process model while telling the story of how a powerless public mobilized to rewrite its past.