Complexities and dangers of remembering and forgetting in Rwanda [electronic resource]
להגדלת הטקסט להקטנת הטקסט- ספר
Can a society, a culture, a country, be trapped by its own memories? The question is not easy to answer, but it would not be a bad idea to cautiously say: 'It depends'. This book is about one society - Rwanda - and its culture, traditions, identities, and memories. More specifically, it discusses some of the ways in which ethnic identities and related memories constitute a deadly trap that needs to be torn apart if mass violence is to be eradicated in that country. It looks into everyday cultural practices such as child naming and oral traditions (myths and tales, proverbs, war poetry etc.) an
כותר |
Complexities and dangers of remembering and forgetting in Rwanda [electronic resource] / Olivier Nyirubugara. |
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מוציא לאור |
Leiden : Sidestone Press |
שנה |
c2013 |
הערות |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references. English |
הערת תוכן ותקציר |
pt. 1. Memory policing -- pt. 2. Memory transmission -- pt. 3. Memory at work. |
סדרה |
Memory traps v. 1 |
היקף החומר |
1 online resource (181 p.) |
שפה |
אנגלית |
מספר מערכת |
997012195677605171 |
תצוגת MARC
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