Guardians of Living History An Ethnography of Post-Soviet Memory Making in Estonia

Melchior, Inge (author.). Project Muse, (distributor.).

Summary: Guardians of Living History: An Ethnography of Post-Soviet Memory Making in Estonia interrogates how people living in a society with an extremely complicated, violent past, only a short history of independence, and a desire to belong to Europe engage with the past, both within their families and as members of a national community. In line with other scholarship on memory, this book shows that many Estonians desire an established collective story, as they live in a society where their national identity is quite regularly under threat. At the same time however, that same closure is perceived to pose a threat to the survival of Estonian culture and independence. Guardians of Living History provides an intimate insight into the lives of Estonians from the countryside, former deportees, young intellectuals, and memory activists, who all in their own ways act as guardians of a national history: a history which they wish to keep alive, apolitical, and as close to their family stories as possible.

Record details

ISBN: 9789462989023
ISBN: 9789048541430
ISBN: 9048541433
Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 pages) : illustrations.
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Computer data.
Publisher: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2020
Manufacturer: Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 0000
Copyright: 2020

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:march.21 Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction : persisting pasts in the margins of Europe -- Making an emotional 'history of the people' -- On the margins of history : good old Soviet times -- Personal memories becoming national history -- Postmemory : the inherited obligation to secure the future -- Committed to the past : memory activists in search of dignity and justice -- WWII on the periphery of Europe : a contested chapter -- Conclusion : guardians of living history.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Language Note:	In English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.