Social Memory: New Perspectives on the Past

by Chris Wickham

La memoria es un tema tan amplio que su tratamiento completo abarcaría de la psicología a la filosofía, de la neurología a la historia moderna y de la zoología a la «petite madeleine» de Proust. De forma más modesta, este libro se limita a dos tareas. La primera es mostrar cómo funciona la memoria y la segunda es contemplar de modo crítico cómo los historiadores y los científicos sociales la han considerado y utilizado como herramienta de investigación, y sugerir diversos aspectos en los que una mejor apreciación del carácter de su material produciría resultados más convincentes.

Genres: History

242 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 1992

About the author

A specialist in Europe during the early Middle Ages, Chris Wickham was the Chichele Professor of Medieval History at the University of Oxford from 2005 until 2016 and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He had previously taught at the University of Birmingham from 1977, rising to be Professor of Early Medieval History from 1997 to 2005. Wickham was Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, and a socio of the Accademia dei Lincei.

Reviews

[Freddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've never come across a book on collective memory has dedicated a reasonable proportion of its content towards a marxist approach towards class and community memory, so this was particularly refreshing. It was easy to follow, and used many interesting short and sweet historical examples to illustrate points. It wasn't bogged down with focussing on one particular community or history, which I liked.

Recommend to anyone studying social memory, especially if you're thinking of focusing on class or community memories.