{"product_id":"memorial-museums-the-global-rush-to-commemorate-atrocities-paperback","title":"Memorial Museums: The Global Rush to Commemorate Atrocities - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe past 25 years has seen an extraordinary boom in a new kind of cultural complex: the memorial museum. These seek to research, represent, commemorate and teach on the subject of dreadful, violent histories. With World War and Holocaust memorials as precursors, the kinds of events now recognized include genocide in Armenia, Cambodia, Rwanda and the Balkans, state repression in Eastern Europe, apartheid in South Africa, terrorism in the United States, political \"disappearances\" in Chile and Argentina, massacres in China and Taiwan, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is the first of its kind to \"map\" these new institutions and cultural spaces, which, although varying widely in size, style and political situation, are nonetheless united in their desire to promote peace, tolerance and the avoidance of future violence. Moving across nations and contexts, Memorial Museums critically analyzes the tactics of these institutions and gauges their wider public significance.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Williams is an Assistant Professor in Museum Studies at New York University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9.57 x 6.86 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51781068292384,"sku":"9781845204891","price":80.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/49462b85d4cee1501d0ffbdb3cd74647.webp?v=1780542482","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/memorial-museums-the-global-rush-to-commemorate-atrocities-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}