Contestations of Memory in Southeast Asia
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Roxana Waterson and Kwok Kian-Woon (eds)
A collection of essays on the myriad possible interpretations of the past, depending on both the nature of the interpreter's relation to the past event and her/his ability and willingness to influence others in incorporating that interpretation in pursuit of a present day agenda. The contributors examine events and their aftermath in Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia. The book is divided into three parts -
- I - Southeast Asia within the Filed of Memory Studies,
- II - Nationalisms and the Construction of Destinies and
- III - Traumatic Memories: Interpretations of Collective and Personal Experience.
- 300 pages with an index.
Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia
Published by NUS Press, Singapore, 2012. ISBN: 9789971695064
Condition: New Paperback.