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Archives, monuments, celebrations:there are not merely the recollections of memory but also the foundations of history. Symbols, the third and final volume in Pierre Nora's monumental Realms of Memory, includes groundbreaking discussions of the emblems of France's past by some of the nation's most distinguished intellectuals. The seventeen essays in this book consider such diverse "sites" of memory as the figures of Joan D'Arc and Decartes, the national motto of "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity", the tricolor flag and the French language itself. Pierre Nora's closing essay on commemoration provides a culminating overview of the series. Offering a new approach on history, culture, French studies and the studies of symbols, Realms of Memory reveals how the myriad meanings we attach to places and events constitute our sense of history.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Realms of Memory
• Author: Pierre Nora
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 643
• EAN: 9780231106344
• ISBN: 0231106343
• ID: 04041754
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Weight: 1218 g
• Dimensions: 253 × 180 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. September 1997

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