This book focuses on the methodology of research on historical memory and contributes to theoretical discussions concerning the use of historical memory as a variable to explain political action and social movement.
Zheng Wang is the Director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies and Professor in the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University, USA. He is also a Carnegie Fellow at New America and a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Wang is the author of Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations, which received the International Studies Association's Yale H. Ferguson Award.
Innehållsförteckning
1. Historical Memory as an Omitted Variable?.- 2. Collective Memory and National Identity.- 3. Memory, Perception, and Policy Making.- 4. Memory, Education, and Textbooks.- 5. The Four Dimensions of Historical Memory.- 6. Researching Historical Memory.