Realms of Memory: TraditionsPierre Nora, Lawrence D. Kritzman Columbia University Press, 1997 - 643 pagina's This text is the second of three volumes looking at the history of France. This volume examines how and why events and figures become part of a people's collective memory. It emphasizes the shared aspects of French history and cultural instrumental in the development of a national identity. It includes 14 essays on subjects ranging from Proust's Remembrance of Things Past to the Tour de France. |

