Dimensions of Heritage and Memory

Dimensions of Heritage and Memory is a landmark contribution on the politics of the past in Europe today. The book explores the meanings of heritage in a time of crisis, when the past permeates social and political divisions, identity contests and official projects to forge a European community.

List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Dimensions of European Heritage and Memory: a Framework Introduction, Christopher Whitehead, Mads Daugbjerg, Susannah Eckersley and Gönül Bozoglu; 2. Remapping European Heritage and Memory, Christopher Whitehead, Gönül Bozoglu and Mads Daugbjerg; 3. The Instruments of European Heritage, Anthony Zito, Susannah Eckersley and Sam Turner; 4. Reversion and Reprisal: the Allure of Going Back and the Negotiation of Historical Identities, Mads Daugbjerg, Gönül Bozoglu and Christopher Whitehead; 5. Edges and Centres: the Forcefields of European Heritage, Christopher Whitehead, Mads Daugbjerg and Gönül Bozoglu; 6. Situating Belonging at the Intersection of Multi-scalar, Multi-dimensional, and Multi-directional Heritage: the Case of Post-industrial Communities in Gdansk, Katie Markham, Rhiannon Mason and Ramona Slusarczyk; 7. Difficult Heritage in Europe: Paradoxical Dimensions of Time, Place and Memory, Susannah Eckersley with Gönül Bozoglu; 8. On the Politics of Selective Memory in Europe: Rethinking 'National' Histories in an Imperial Context, Gurminder K. Bhambra; 9. Who is Europe? Staging the Making of Europe in Creative Documentary film, Ian McDonald, Christopher Whitehead, Gönül Bozoglu, Susannah Eckersley and Mads Daugbjerg; 10. Final Thoughts: Dimensions of Heritage and Collectivity, Christopher Whitehead, Gönül Bozoglu, Mads Daugbjerg and Susannah Eckersley; Index